Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-02-03

friend and former patron. This ami
able lady died of consumption in her
fortv-third year, bequeathing to her
children her many virtues and good
exampl for their imitation. Two il
fants preceded their loving mother
to that bright sphere
"Whcre looking above
From realms thus forsakcn;
TO that where God in love
These saintcd ones hath taken"
In joyful strains they chant the
praises of their Creator and sing the
song Of welcome to their beloved mo-
.iner seven children were left to
mourn their irreparable loss.
In 1856, Mr.. James Hughes moved
to Emmitsburg, then known as Pop
lar Fields and soon after was elect
ed Captain of the Militia, which was
organized in 1898; and marched at the
head of his company in 1894, to quell
the Whiskey Insurrection in the
Western part Of Pennsylvania,
In 1906, James Hughes married
Mrs. Lucy Cretin, (she was Miss
Brawner) then married Capt. Jen-
nings; afterwards James Cretin and in
this year married Mr.. Hughes; with
this his second wife he lived thirty
two years in the most perfect harmo-
ny. This lady was like the good wo-
man related in Proyerbs-3lst chap
ter and 9th verse: "She hath look
ed well to the paths of her household
and hath not eaten her bread idle.
Her home was composed of step chill
drcn, grand children, nieces, nephews
and colored servants.
She taught them to observe God s
holy commandments of loving one an
other and Of living in peace with ALL
She paid every attention to the splrl-
tual training Of her colored servants
and their bodily comforts. Before
her death she manumitted them ALL
From Il sense Of justice and gratitude
she willcd to her beloved st6p-daugh-
ter the dwelling in which she was re-
siding at the time of her DEATH which
took place OH the 22d July, 1888 she
died of appoplexy i'll the seventy
o onaa1;tv Loon f,;t1If,1 Janahtor "
her, particularly in the helplcssnes,
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n,aTat;nn a na,;nr tLa Gnrt;lnc +,
tLn ,rnn fa;th nr ,S tho noot hos it,
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And % fnl)ow'i nS r !, lead , h"tnrc.
Bv this pure ray they seek the Ii yht
And with their gifts that light adore.
This entertainment Mr.. Hughes en-
loved more than any celebrated dur
ing the year. Everyone was mad,
harpv at Aunt Lucv's bountiful board
with the precious Twelfth day cake il
| he centre the loaf Ot sweet brp1t
studded with raisin at each end an,
the flowing bowl of eer noog inspir
ing the Juveniles with mirth an,
cleo
Every one on this auspicions nigh
had the freedom to roam through tn,
house and do everything for the plea.
sure and amusement of the companv
music on the violin, singing, plays
hunting the bean from the magic cake
in fact whatever would condure to tho
happiness Of those present, Cnfortu,
nalely on the 9th Of January, ISIS
Mr.. II, found his daug liter Eliza dy
ing; and henceforth the celebration Of
this day was transferred to the 10th Of
January and kept as in other years
OF this daughter Mr.. Hughes always
spoke with the greatest tenderness
feeling he owed her a debt Of graft
tude' IN her tender youth this lady
confined herself to the slck-room OF
an lnvalld mother for the space OF live
years NO lnducemen mt could tempt
her to leave her allll tied parent; TINS
ruined her constitution hence she died
IN her 2oth year
FlIlal love was the star that guided
hcr through life, but the practices OF
tDI = I1WS was I no star that SIOnp