Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-10-07

stay IN the home, as au eldest daughter is
apt to be. Quiet, unob'rusivc and help
full, she was atind, wise friend, loved and
trusted, particularly BY those of her own
neigbborhood, among whom she had grown
up.
Feeling herself to hsve been forgiven
and received as one of Christ's children,
Lizzie las most called her) made profes.
sion Of her faith in the Congregational
church, in johnson. and was loved mem.
Der Of that church.
Since tie death Of her sister, 10 No.
vember last. she had b-en at homo with
her mourning parents. herself feeling deep.
y the loss, but trying 10 comfort them. 10
their affection. In July. the mother,
whose health was seriously impaired by
her great berea vemcnt, was induced to
leave home for time, aud visit friends.
botn father aud daughter urging the bcne.
fit to be derived. Della was to be in the
brief period of her mothers absencc, her
fathers housekeeper. She hoped in Sep.
TENDER, cher mother returning WITH i'm.
proved heaIrh) to enter Mount Holyoke
Seminary; and, being young and ambitious,
added to her household duties, and the
necessary preparation for year away from
home, at school, thorough review Of her
studies, so that she might enter With a
standing, where she had always stood,
among the first. 1t ls now thought that
she overtaxed her strength, and so fell al
easy prey to the disease, that in Eve days
closed in death. Until the third day a
fatal issue was not looked for, and the
remaining time was too short to call home
the mother and the brother. The other
brother, IN foreign land, would not even
kno,r, for long time. ofthis second greai
bereavement, and so the devoted father
was alone, and yet he was not alone, fol
the Almighty arm sustained him, clse be
had sunk in despair.
During her short, painful illness, and
the conscious approach Of death, her chris
tian's faith and hope did not forsake her
and like one who saw vision, she said a
the last, my Heavenly homo is brigh
and fair"
A large circle of Borrowing friend
gathered at the house to assist the afflicted
family in the last service for the dead
and long procession followed tho remain
to their last resting place.
In Cambridge, Aug Goth, Jennie NJ, thir'
daughter of Rev. Edwin and Laura P. Whcelock
aged Is years
Still another family have to say, in tn
touching language OF job. Haze pity upol
met hare pity upon me, o ye my friends
for The hand of God hath touched me.
Jennie was a gentle, lovely christia
girl, dearly loved at home, among he
playmates. by her Sabbath School teache
and all who knew her. For the past yea
she had been so frail, that, when the at
tack of dreaded Scarlet Fever o,me. ant
left her worse than before. the fear wou
come. though seldom expressed, that he
life might soon close. This fear has bee
sadly realized but the end came so sud
denly. that it seems nothing could be NOR
affective. On the evening of Saturda
after day spent in pleasant talk with be
young friends, and such exercise as sh
could bear, with no warning symptoms
> just as, by the help of her mother, sb
had lain down on her bed for the nigh
D she passed away. All those who cherish
as gold. the last words Of dear departin
friends, can realize low sad This is. TIL
father and eldest sister were both ava
from home, and here the mother with he
remaining children was alone.
At the funeral, the prayer at the hous,
7 in which the afflicted father led his famil
3. aud friends, was at once tender and solemn
s showing how he trusted though he mourne,
r The audience at the House Of Worshi
was large and fearful. and sweet jennie
more lovely than the profusion of lovel
!, flowers SO tastefully arranged, was, for ii
last time, in God House on earth, whel
she had SO often been, and loved to q
!, and was carried thence to her rest.
She will be sadly missed but the hor
of that meeting above, when they sha
know why she was taken thus early,
the consolation of these afflicted one
Meantime they trust in the wisdom of o.
. who never errs.