The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1870-04-01
DEATH OF MISS ELLA BROWN.
Large Attendance Of Sunday
School Scholars and CitizeOs
a,l... ai At ller Funeral. -.Hr NC
We cannot shape onr words like glcams
or rainbow tinted light ......1
Sad memories sleep upon the streams
or sasT.l u,ought tonight.


DIED, at the residence Of her mother, Mrs,
Margaret Brown, in Joncsboro', Tenn, at 20
minutes to 2 o'clock, on Saturday morning,
March Goth, 1870, Miss ELLA BRows, daughter
of James N. Brown, deceased, aged ~ years,
8 months, and IS days. 't '.t'
Miss Ella Brown is dead How sad-how
mournful fall these solemn words upon the
hearts of her many, many stricken, devoted,
loving friends! Scarcely can We realize the
fact, that the sweet girl of yesterday is no
more to-day that the grim monster, Death,
has issued his incIorablc fat--has hurled his
fatal dart, and robbed earth ofone of its fairest
and brightest jewels The rapacious grave has
received its dust The dear, beloved one, upon
whosc radiant face rested smile for one and all,
has passed the portalsof better and q fairer
land than ours. Just AZ the opening bud Of
spring bursts forth into the blooming, fragrant
flower, and is swept from its parent stem by
the ruthless blast-just rs the pure and peer
less girl blooms into beautiful womanhood, the
chill hand Of death il laid upon her, and her
warm, young heart ceases its pulsations forever!
Oh. 10 numbered with the dsadl
Her besmng eyes arc closed her lips are silent now
Her meskiy folded hands and pale, still brow
Lila 'neath the sod
And soon the clustering rose WILL DER her lewfyhsa.
Its .wsst psrfums-us hsliowod fragrance shed
Iior soul has gone to God
Her illness was long and painful, but with
almost uncxamplcd patience and resignation
did she bear her severe Affections. The fell
destroyer, consumption, her fatal malady, not
withstanding tho untiring efforts Of skilled
physicians, placed its seal upon her, and urged
her to the murky brink Of deoth, slowly but
surely. 10" .''i'3 W '.'if. I'd
She was the only daughter ofa widowed
mother-her hope, her light, her joy! Amia-
BILE in disposition, intelligent, pleasant and I'M
assuming in manner, she was the meek, cheer
full, warm-hearted companion Of our people who
enjoyed her acquaintance, old as we'll as young,
and her place upon Garth can never be filed.
Her funeral took place on Sabbath evening
last, at 3 o'clock, from the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and, notwithstanding the inclem-
ency Of the weather, large numbers Of her Sun
day School mates, and citizens generally, were
in attendance, and paid the last tribute Of re-
spect to her mortal remains. Rev. DR.. John
II. Eads, pastor of the church, preached the fu.
neral scrmon-a most touching and eloquent
appeal to all present, but more especially to
the young reading the lesson from the Goth
Psalm: ''Lord thou hast been our refuge" &c.
He was assisted in the services by Rev. ]. g.
Mason, pastor Of the Presbyterian Church.
A few days previous TO her death she told her
friends she was not afraid to die and gave
evidence that she had found an eternal friend
in the Rcdcemer Of the world. srra5
During the last hours Of her illness she made
the request that her thanks to the people o.
Jonesboro' for their extreme kindness to herself
and mother, be rendered through the press.
Through the noble efforts Of Mr.. Samuel
Mieirs, and other friends Of the family, q col
lection Of seventy dollars was raised, and :
beautiful sarcophagus telegrapheds9 for from
Knoxville, in which her remains we're inferred
Thus has passed from earth q lsvely, frsgil'
one, 10 bloom in the bosom OF Himswho said
..Cone unto me, oil " that are weary an
heavy laden, sud'I will give thee rest"
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