Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-26
Mrs. HnIdah Mutt Collins.

Mrs HUMAN MUTT COLLINS, daughter of
Henry Mutt, Esq, of this town, died at Coun-
ell Bluffs, Iowa, Aug IS, 1868, aged 81
years.
The family of Mr. Mutt has suffered severe
and repeated Affections in the recent loss of
three daughters. 1t is scarcely four years
since Mrs. BowEN, who had just gone out from
home full of hope in regard to the future, re-
turned to her friends and early home, debil-
itated by disease, hoping that the kind care
of mother and sisters, and the pure air Of her
native hills, would restore her. Her disease,
however, was too much for the best medical
skill, the purest air or the best of nursing to
overcome After few weeks of suffering and
sickness she passed away to her final rest.
Soon after, Mrs. TENNEY, with whom she
was stopping when she died, also sickened,
and ten weeks after her sister, died and was
laid by her side. Both had been married
about two years at the time of their death !;
both were preparing to enter and enjoy their
newly provided homes with hopeful prospects
of life before them, and both passed away TO
the better home and the higher life above.
And now the family have received the sad
news that another, Mrs. Collins, the only re-
naming married daughter, has followed her
sisters to the grave. She left the parental
home few months since, with her husband
and daughter, seeking home in the far West.
OF robust health and cheerful spirit, all
prophecied for her long aud active life But
the hopeful prospects of life are cut off in the
midst of her days, She had been longer mar
ried than her sisters who had gone before her,
but like them she was just arranging new
home, and promising to herself and family
much domestic joy, when she was unexpected.
ly called to bid adieu to husband, daughter
and friends, and pass to the land beyond the
river.
Though Mrs. Collins made no profession Of
religion previous to her sickness, il is evil
dent she was not unmindfdl of the Importance
and necessity of it, as she sought and enjoyed
the ordinance of baptism before her death
and it is hoped that in thus commencing her
self to God she shared the grace of life il
Christ Jesus
The family, in their repeated Affections
share the fullest sympathy of their friends.
Since the above was written, we have recei
> we'd the Council Bluffs Nonpdreil, which thu
b, speaks Of this sad event -
This cannot fell To bring YER
many hearts Yet the relatives and friends Of Mrs Col
Inns may feel that her is the only for gre
Since the agonkng pains Of the last few days OF her III
endei they need longer weep for her Il Is thei
own sad bereavement that furnishes for tear
But there TO them In the midst Of grief the con
soatory thought that shs has not lived in vain Thou
cut down in the ygor Of health and and year,
she leaves with all her friends the satisfaction and Ia
- pride which with the remembrance Of true an
noble woman who has lived true and noble life Non
In contact with her without feeling cheerod by he
v influence, Though she made religious professions
she constant attendant upon the services OF God
house. and her intercourse with those around her shove
II that she endangered 10 practice many Of the precep
there nculcated. Aud that the deeper truths Of Christ