Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-06-10

7'aae''a 'a-aH|-' sa'-s.7s H--.ssesH W
craving and money grasping chill
dren.
Now sends out, reverberhting
through our lonely forest, and eoh-
ding back from the chill Of our
dead" Eighty nino There she lies
now in the coffin, cold and still--
she makes 10 trouble nov; de.
mands no love, no soft words, no
tender little Offices, A look Of pa
tient endurance, we fancied also an
expression of grief for uhrequited
love, sat on her marble features
Her children we're there, clad In
weeds Of woe, and in irony We re-
membered the strong mans words,
"She was a good mother in her
day."
When the bell ceased tollihg, the
strange minister rose in his pulpit.
His form was erect, and his voice
strong, but his hair was silyery
white He read several passages
Of Scripture, expressive Of Gods
compassion to feeble man, and es-
pecially of his tenderness when
gray hairs are on him and his
strength faileth. He then made
some touching remarks on human
fr9ilty, and of dependence on God,
urging all present to make their
peace with their Maker, while in
health, that they might claim his
promises where heart and flesh
should fail them. "Then, "he said,
"the eternal God shall be thy ref
uge, and beneath thee shall be the
everlasting arms" Leaning over
the desk and gazing intently on the
cofflned form before him, he then
said reverently, From little
child have honored the aged; but
never, till gray hairs covered my
own heud. did l truly know how
much love and sympathy this class
have a right to demand of their fel-
low creatures. Now | feel it. "Our
mother, he added, most tenderly,
.'who now lies in death before us,
was a stranger TO me, as are all
these her descendants. All ] know
Of her is what her son has told me
to- -day-that she was brought to
this town from afar, siXty-nine
years ago, a happy bride-thathere
she passed most of her life, toiling
as only mothers ever have strength
to toll, until she had reared large
family Of sons and daughters; that
SIZE left her home here, clad in the
weeds of widowhood, to dwell
among her children and that till
health and vigor left her, she lived
for you, her descendants. You,
who together have shared her love
and care. know how well you have
'equited her. God forbid that con-
,cience should occuse any any of
'ou of ingratitude or murmuring
IN account of the care she has been
o you of late. When you go back
o your homes, be careful of your
words and your example before
your own children, for the fruit of
your own doing you will surely
reap from them when you your
selves totter on the brink of the
grave. l cntreat you, as q friend,
IS one who has himself entered the
evening Of life, that you never
'ay in the presence of your faml-
les nor of heaven Our mother had
1utlived her usefulness-she wAs a
burden to u.s. Never, never, new
er; mother cannot live so long
Is that No; when she can no
onger labor for her children, nor
ret care for herself, she can fall
ike a precious weight on their
aithful bosoms, and call forth by
er helplessness all the noble, gen
rous feelings Of their natures.
"Adieu, then, poor toil-worn
lotherl there are no more Sleep
,ss nights, no more days of pain
1r thee. Undying vigor and ev-
rlastihg usefulness ure part of the
of the redeemed. Fee
lie as thou vert on earth, thou wilt
e no burden on the bosom of In
mite Love, but there shalt thou
nd thy longed-for rest, and receive
.lorious sympathy from Jesus and
lis ransomed fold"