The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-21
En- Mpn0rfan.

To MANY a noble heart which differs from me
NJ llltrally the following tribute 10 inc memory
Of one who mccklv walked our streets mnhcr INC nc
lcalhng scorn OF ignorance and prejudice, to 90
what she thought DUTY will he read with Interest
7 knew Miss HOWE. she was an interesting,
refined and cu,t'vsted ao o ex i Coburn Of
Maine, and bi ought up In his family cherished
member ,,,,,-,.h,o h,-
illness short. s,hc died In the harness, devoted
Int ily-pald laborcr. Gin being toldo her ar
preaching death she nF the w
meet y she sad, from u few days since. | am
ne,rlv through. My whole life has been str,g,,
gIe-ltru mol sclh>h one. IL ony seems aar'
i IN or her scholars 81 have gwen my lille for
them that as all could do .
| I'M, d n i1wn We do not know one another, ana
should rultIy.tc spirit Of liberation and charity
towards all from whom We dherI,hs T wonid our
| co 7 muIity prosper. ~. II. AN LEW
| RICHMOND. VA, Apr1i 70, 1871.
MISC MARY A, HOWE Will he remembered by
many friends In Richmond In conmectlon VIII va
frs, schools for the freedmen. me .On r IN
| Rapt,st Church" school prospered unner her ehl,
cir,,t sunerintentencc and then The normal school
enloyrd her devoted LAHORE. During her hrsl year
In Richmond she perioGmfn reno nnr, nonr
souI Will bless her memory. AS leacher, sne
ed rare gu ALLEGATIONS as fricn she was
| no and con.tiut Hers was noble Christian
| wnInsuhood She heicyei in helping, and loved
hest Ia help those whom she found most ncedy. IL
was this love which prompted her at the ciose o.
the war to devote all her energies TO the ehucatinn
of the freedmen. Iwo years ago shc necalnc me
principal of the normal department OF "ayiana
Seminary. Wsshinet3n, D. Z. ,... beroro ,,o
ste said Of the coIorCd people l"s' before inc
angels came for her. II have given myself 10
them | am glad Of IT," 49,, ,uo,r,.
The morning of March alst she left The weary
toilsome struggle and ,nsraa lnap i is mill
iChich remainefh.' me n"u inct hei ei"''e- ~
Her funeral services took rl'cce at ~ COY;
Cohurn's skowhcgan. Me-. oil "hoss ldhi'i1 Sc0
MI me ,r' ,ss, moments we're blissfn The Master
seemed To he with her. s'yins' rinatmn IN, ~
have durc IL unto me.
WASIIlSGToS, j. I.
pcd. Of dioh,tcria, February elst, 1s7l' l'M T..
BUXTON. daughter of Upton ana = ~ n , En- :,
Ton nr Mineral courty, West Virginia, agcd Ia
wears and months. ~ -. o,, or tho
So has passed away from among US oHc ~ , .',c
sweetest and tcndcrcst nf those "hin wa vas o
short her disposition too shrinking ndrctirf" 10
;Y,rd many incidents CT publ; nnic OUT IN l,lc
quiet # hcmc aud me :crlsi3n o, ,c %
hn,,,r Of rh .r.cttr rarely equtlled In Ali Ire re-
!aiions OF life she ras exemplary IS Dan m
Ter shn VS. du'tful, kind, and "n.iis1a,c-
r, MS rto rnndly watched her rr"rrrS,s IS
and T. In" loving rcla'i"n,, 10 "1", , r'T t
Vas di,irrul, quiet, conscientious: ara >u"fers
fail. Endowed with a robust constitution ana IN
arrive Vigorous MIND, she wac ever among me
Iorcmost ir her clr sses while her gentle, kindly
nature made hrra favorlte with pnnl'S a"u 'cach
ers alike As curday-schonl scholar 81 was
ScIupnloISy m'Hin Al fI1ss 10 ""'' "
Hcmluru her loss, yet not rs th"sc VINO nav
10 hn;c tod gave her to us VI niiei Eras2h
away NAY we nave grace not onif 10 now Ii
huml, submission TO The VIII III i'im VINO d2s III
al things well bu to remember ana nila'' " ~ -,
IDAs virtues, ~ d 10 prepare TO meet her "e IN
hero all