Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-11-19

slwas too pure for enrth. and could not stay In
wil where. storm after storm rises dark DER
Z W AMI II WIS even no Lrss tl,nn week be-
81 I'd her fatal illness abe was called to the hp.isla
! ofer nephew little JIMMIE SLOAN. Fon'lly was
sEutnchnd to Ibis sweet bahe. pny md night sl,,
| Wit nver him mud when she saw he must dic si,
| ses,td overcorm" with the Thought. and when l,f.
III aei sl,r wnhld moi lenve tho form bnt snt m.
wp'scl beside him. till they came to take hin.
ANN She follow e,l on, aml when the clo,s beunu
t,S,V upnn Ills breast s,o shook in every nerv
ut Wls taken from the scene shr cnnld no longer
| ,nsf.l Three days from tlut time she too fell
! 'icj'Q to the sam" disease. then raging lar and
strh.t Skil'iul physlcinns and faithful nurses,
| srTdln vain 10 check fs ravapps. God had worl
| .rhI in ii brighter nnl md none cnnl,I snvr. .
| uHnl HER illness nn words Of murmrrng cscupe.i
] erhH Those fhnt Watched beside her md san
.."r relgnnt OH. and heard her constant and fer
v:ni ph ycrs, aill listencato the words she somc
tirles bokc roull nn but feel she knew il NIL and
felt 4lartD ilst denth was nigh TO one sho said
| j md fonn'l there is nothing in this world worth
| hv'n: br." to nnothor II am poiug-yes. / musi
! dis III ,si yo hone" On! thes,. laH days OF
hers Yre dry: nf anguish IN that nnca llnpm
home. n an 'tler lptrtn nlent raging with nxcrm
riatin4,ain Will, the same malndy. was le, brother
lMM'Hn 'r ge hoy iu his tenth yrnr. Il drar
sweet 4li thai hal been watched with tender
rhr'. 0| account of his n,tlr,l 'l"lietcv an gen
Tie way Fora week he hih hcon wild with rnin
nnd h{physcinn. md friends run To AMI ro to
n''nliniRe t" and l,rn The other. hut al proved
vain. fary "n saturday morning h'nolv"sst
rnptnrf and every hope l.ll o. nr tlrrling BE,LE.
Soon thy told us leah. ton. hal seized upon tn
heart sEings If the frantic child. Language ia
hushed before this asful scene? Two OF ono home
lay dyijs-
'.1Eo thu, had grown in beauty si,,c by side
AM Fl led one home with gre."
As night drew on The ngony Of both incrcasc'l--
'riek ter Shrek ,lip,l away and horror filled cv
,,y,h hoitf kot.,,t 81, .lultcs.,
tier" c1me mn nw'nl calm. and SOON it passed. from
lip tolif "IiMMIE IL lead ! .Aony the hni nn
in every room sn,nthcrsd sohs were heard nnl
weeping children. clingng 10 rnch other. m,rt the
eye-riSing to u roam apart from tho house. where
the hrth broken parents were. these mnarners
hmt. Then all thoughts tnrnel to her whose lies
blood w'ss rbhing ia I. That night--that | ap.
long nigll OF woe those keeping vigls round the
dead and living can nerr ciface from memory.
Calma serene ss the Sabbath morning dnwn,d
9" s~re'R at the 9th hour our beautiful Que. orr
darling IN pride. fell asleep. choking ny m
angel in repnse. Unmurnuringly we gave buck to
heaven ,he jewels lent us for scoson-fccling
they lad toun,i covert from the storms which
blow alnhg the way of life" Grieve not fond
Mother nel devotrd Father. thai those heads which
lny once npnn your hosons. rest in the still dark
ness. nppn pillows At clay The hands ti,nt n!ten
ministerial tn your wants are fnlirf white AMI cold
beneath the portals Of the grave. and the hearts
filled with 1"v"t"d love are lying Mt your ftH--hn
their spirits b,sk ia eternal sunshine rejoicing in
the snnxs Of redemption. Tears should not n,w tor
those who have fl, Il from the cares Of earth to the
bosom ut Jesus The Ior'l often dries mp the
fountains of worldly comfort Tint "" may fly 10 rho
slr ans Of living Waters Cease then our mourn
ing nnl gather roam the mount of Calvary steep
your hrirs in atnn,ng hln"l and hopes will over.
spread y"nr hearts. and sweet peac" will b.. shed
over your wounded weary pilgrimage. anil yo,,
will m"ri again those round whnm 81 many hopes
cling in brighter re, ,lms than this.
81 lr nv si.ir they are swrrly sleeping
Yn,r loved ones! go earl, h'eI
TIL y nrr flee T. ON pain nn'l sorrow.
iocr. oil f.inice they nre Mt r"si