Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07
PRE- MEMORIA,

Died, of consumption, in Baltimore, on
Thursday, the 9th of May, 1872, MAGGIE T.
ESOMERVELL second daughter of PRISCILLA
and JAMES SoMERvELL, aged 81 years. gs;, ~
In the bloom of youth and beauty, she has
passed away, and beside our hearth-stone there
is "vacant chair which can neUer be filled
The pet and idol of all who knew her, she has
passed away, and our ''Marguerite,n our
'Daisy"-has faded on Earth, only to bloom
with new beauty in the Garden of Eternity.
For three long months she lay upon bed of
suffering, but though racked withApain the
watchers by her bedside never heard one mur-
muir escape her lips. Nothing but love of Christ
and thanks for His mercy. Bright and beauti-
full to the last, it seemed impossible that she
could die; and when the lips were silent and
the bright eyes forever closed to Earth, we all
felt she was not dead, "only asleep in Jesus. -
And although our poor hearts are crushed and
bleeding-although we miss the bounding step,
the merry voice, which made such sweet music
in our home, still, if wish could bring her
back, should leave that wish unuttered. I
could not call her back to sinful Earth after
having enjoyed the glories of Paradise. No.
Like lovely sunset cloud, she has passed from
our sight and left only bright reflection to
lure our footsteps on the path to Heaven. "
Itsometimes seems strange that the bright and
young should fade from Earth, whilst the aged
weary ones are left behind. But if we pause to
consider, we will view it in far different light.
We ourselves love to pull the rose-buds instead
of the full-blown flower. Simply because they
are so lovely we like to gather them to our
selves. Just so it is with GoD. Looking down
from His great white throne on high, He sees
the snowy buds, just bursting into beauty, and
fearing lest their white petals should be stain
ed with sorrow and sin, with Fathers tender
love, He stoops and gathers our rose-buds, to
bloom in His garden above, well knowing that,
'where our Treasure is there will our hearts
be also.''
In MemOriam of Maggie. . ..s
"WHoM THE GODS LOVE DIE YouNG."-T The Hea-
then Greed.
Thus, e'en the ancient world have deemed her
blest, e.
For in the bloom OF beauty and of youth,
The 'spride of hearts, has early sunk to rest-
Happy, thrice happy, in her lovely home,
Amid the loved one's-best beloved of all
How little dreamed we of the sudden change,
The quick transition to the gloomy pail?
Her pure young spirit In its parting sigh,
Left sweeter solace than the heather test
"Who die in Christ shall find eternal rest"
From Ear tn and its allurements she hath turned
The narrow path with willing footsteps trod /;
With calm decision and unfaltering trust,
She early gave her youthful heart to COP;
She died in Christ-oh for the Faith to bow
In calm submission to His Holy WILL -.-
For while sing, forever with the Lord,
To her loved dust we cling in fondness still.
Her brothers weep above the grassy mound;
Mutation stamped on all things here below,
! The two, with folded hands, must soon lie down,
| And all of Earth and it's vain pomps forego.
Her sister weeps-her brief existence past
| The love of many in,potent TO SAGE!
And only feels it will not always be
A sad enclosure with lonely grave.
Her gray haired sire, within his silent halls,
In pensive mod is sadly musng now;
The voice responsive to his lightest call,
The hand laid gently on his aged brow.
Are hushed and still. His Benjamin, his pride,
His household idol-rudely torn away, Il
How shall he bow beneath the heavy cross!
''Dust unto dust, "the grave musthave its prey
And thou, pale mom-ner over buried hopes,
Hast thou the faith to pass beneath the rod
To render up the darling of thy flock,
will offering of thy heart to GoD?
He thou hast served-for 10! these many years
Has called thy loved one from world of cares
Look upward, mother; to yon bright abode
| A little W hile and thou will meet her there
A little while the tide of human life
| Is rolling swiftly 10 yon upper shore;
few more waves, and thy Fl all bark shall Tese
Where adverse winds shall rend thy sails no
| more! A FRIEND.