Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-11-06
bedside, embraced and kissed

them, and gave to them her dying
acknowledgements to drink liq,
uor or be guilty OF any other bad
practice, but to be good boys and
meet her In heaven, and her little
sister never to dance any more
Late In the evening, when it was
evident that her departure was
at hand, she called her father,
mother, brothers and sister, and
Florence, (col.) 10 her and said to
them, that she was going to leave
them, and requested them not to
weep tor her, butmeet her IN heav.
en-, aud called upon each one to
give her the parting emtrace and
Kiss, and last long farewell; and
once more requested all TO meet
ter III heaven. She asked her
mOther and father to watch over
her brothers and sister, and that
she would be their guardian angel
that she knew that her God
would suffer her to come and as
slst them IN watching over them.
Her father told her that he had
no doubt but that her little broth
er and sister, that died in infancy,
were lowering over her as angels,
to take her home. With heav-
enly smile and sweet voice, she
quickly replied, 20, yes, yes, aud
grandpa, and grandma, aud all
my relatives that had gone 10
heaven, were waiting to convey
her home, and SAID to her father,
with her countenauce lighted up
with "a smile such as the presence
OF Jesus alone can impart, yes,
yes, pa, will be yours and mas
guardian angel, 10 watch over and
take care Of you" DR.. McKie said
10 her that her eyes were as bright
aS they were when she attended
Sabbath School. She replied, they
would shiue brighter than that
when she got home When her
mother gave her the parting kiss
aNd last farewell, she requested
her, when rhe could not speak, 20
give her some token, ''lt all was
we'll. About ten o'clock at night.
she revived up little. Her
kind lady friends expressed 10 her
iond hopes OF her recovery and
renewed their forts to save her
She SAID to them, that a person
would~revive up little just be
tore death aud serenely aud calm
ly SAID to them that she would
soon be gone, aud thanked them
Tor their kind attention, aud said
she Gid not wiah to live, but wan
ted to go to her home in heaven.
\ few moments before the "vItai
spark quit her mortal frame, when
all was darkness to the natural
vision, she said, | wish to sleep,
and was turned over and seemed
to be SO quiet, lady friend re-
marked, bow sweetIJ she sleeps
The DR.. replied that she was
nearly gone. Her father and
mother came TO her and found her
Speechless. Her mother asked
her to give her the promised to-
ken, III God was still with her
and precious to her" She nod
ded her head and Immediately
went sweetly to sleep i'll the arms
of Jesus, without struggle or
groan.
Thus has one of the purest,
most beautiful and lovely flowers
of earth been transplanted to the
Paradise of God.
Bud of the spring thou art blasted and dead,
Leaf Of the summer, thy beauty has fed,
Winter of grief, from the night of the tomb,
The pole-star, Religion, will scatter the
gloom.
| have never witnessed a more
calm, peaceful and happy death.
Never did she, at any time, du
ring her sickness, complain or
murmur, though in great pain and
suffering, and her mind was not
the least impaired, and reason
held her supremacy up to the very
la st moment. when her glorllied
spirit took its flight to her sweet
home in heaven. From her first
attack she believed that she would
die, and during her sickness, she
never expressed any desire to
live, but said perhaps in her
death she would do some good.
She rye yer had the least fear of
death, bu: both before and after
her at tack expressed a wish TO
die at sunset; spoke of it as be-
ing the most lovely time to die
From the moment that all doubts
of her acceptance with her God
were removed she never had IA dim.
ming veil between her aud her God.
@, may her spirit, from the mansions of day,
Look on me and tighten my way,
Wing her sweet flight to the death prepared
bed,
With visions OF glory to circle my head.
| OIr who can fraZe with Needless sigh