Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-11-29
For the Delaware Republican.
OBITUARY.

Died, November sth, at l0} P. N Aanalse |
Maggie, aged years and 8 months. Ga Fri |
day, November 9th, at II NJ, John Harry, aged |
year, months and Q weeks. On Saturday, !
November l0.h, at2i A. NJ, Florence Patience,
aged years and months, the beloved chill
dren Of VIM. h. and R. P. Thompson.
They loved each other 10 llfe and 10 death
were not separated. The parents hearts are
sad. They mics the brightest jewels that deck
cd their home. Alas, who can tell the ancer-
tainty Of life. ln one short week we saw those
laughing, loving, bright.eyed children, In the
possession Of health and happiness, as also we
saw them laid In their graves. 10 the midst OF
their play Death looked 10 add slimed the lit
tie band. He frat took our darling Annie. Not
being satisfied be came again and claimed
little Johnnie. Cruel monster, thou were not
satisfied with two but retained again aud took
our Rosebud Florie. We could not i've our
darling up. Oh how eager we watched a
change for the better, but 1t came not and like
ally she faded away. The parents watched
those dear children growing In beauty. Earth
ly affection could not save them from the de-
stroyer. In oil their freshness and promise they
have been transplanted to bloom in Paradise
with dear ones gone before. How those par
ents loved to gaze into THAR pure innocent ia.
COS. Their gentle srtless smiles and winning
ways that 80 touched the hearts OF strangers.
But they aye gone. No sunny couutenances 10
shedding their radience around their once hap
py home. God doss nething without q reason
AMI ne took til ZEE young buds that they might
grow Without imperfection. For Of such is tile
kingdom Of Heaven Father, mother, think Of
your children not as dead but living. Not lost
but blooming iu the Paradise of God.
With what pleasure did the fond grandpar-
ents listen 10 the merry shouts Of those dear
children running over the sunny fields which
stretched around the old homestead. And now
with I'D thav IN tha
etery where their three darling pets lie sleeping
together. When we visit the lonely home WI
miss them who were ever The Arst to greet u,
with a sweet kiss and happy smile. That hem'
10 dark aud dssolate, those merry shouts art
husued forever. No. not forever. They joined
hands aui PASSED through the celestial gait
singing "Jesus loves me-" Florence love'
f,se's GA earth She has gone to gather then
Ia H.as.u where hey oloom forever. Parent
mourn not your aarlings are looking cut 70
your arrival and ct last you will meet you
Chi dren, and recognise them among the angel
j. Heaven.
Farewell, farewell, my darling babes, tits hare
to give thee up,
Yet BE wso Wills its bitterness will help q
drink the cup;
Oh may his plealsous grace sustain and sooth
our bursting heart,
While with our loved our darl ng babes, "
thus so early part.
To see thy suf'fitgs, DAZZLING pets, our heart
could scarcely brook,
We did no deem that death was Helr, though
agoniEed thy look;
A1i W1en they TO rs thou vast dead
thought il could not be,
Those pearly LIPS those velvet cheeks so pre-
cious seemed to me.
Though well knew when death released tn
palma would all be DER,
And my sweet babes, my darling ones, woult
grieve and moan no more;
Yet wo-ds are vain, no voice hath power +
tell our tale OF zoe,
Heart rending sobs scarce vent the grief whic
only parents know.
We Saw them lay thee 10 the grave that rest
ing place 90 deep
Our sp, ris oft shall hoYsr near and Its sa
vigils keep,
And We shall watch the sprinKing grass q po
thy narrow bed,
And plant sweet flowers DER thy graves, ou
darling pets are dead.
Bot oh, our home Is desolAte, robbed of it
sweetest flowers,
For ours was not the love which springs Al
withers in an hour;
But years and months Of weary toll, and son
of anxious care,
Many restless, sleeplsss aights, thy parents d
not spare.
Aud when we saw them sleep In death, all b
man power was vain;
We watched with fearless eye to see the
wake again;
To catch once more their beauteous Sun .le al
greet their joyous eye,
How could their parents heart believe, thu
darling pets would die 7
We weep, but tia all ever now, our greying
in vain,
Then why should we lament thee loves or wi
thee here AGAIN.
Alas this void within our hears, no earth
gift can fl,
No power out that which rules the world c
stay our FESTIVE will.
Though we shall ottea grieve in thought, WI
wipe our tears away;
Twas we'll, we know, that our sweet bal
should here no longer stay,
From STA and sorrow, pain and death, Il
ever now are free,
Far in those realms of bliss above they live
purity.
Those fairy voices join the strain OF ransom
ones in Heaven,
And they will tune their tiny karps which
to them Ia givesj
They will cast their crown Of Joy at their
vioar's feet,
Aud sing, yes, "Jesus loves me, in Hea'
we all shall meet.
O. A. A, I
BsAspYwIss, 18th Month, 2o.h, 1885.
OBITUARY.
In Addlctown, OH the 10th inst, Rae