The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-09-25
Obituary.

Obituary.
To tile memory Of Miss DEs,,,,
HERTzoa. WHO departed this liz -
Friday, September 18th, at the A.. y" !.
90 years and 3 months. ~"
"Lif! That u life : a sledor
IT. date il but the immediate breath y. d,.u
4 frail and tickle teatMest it H.
Wkiok, like the brittle glass tAst ..,...
time,
Is cf1s~ brolsx, e. half ito sand m ,,.
Bnt Yesterday, the pride, orn,n.,,
and felicit0us source Of fathers ANIL
mothers joy and hope; to-day. Ii.
the innocent flower, fresh ttom ~
touch of the Florists hand. stuus H.
q hidden, unseen agent, sickens, VIM
ers-dies. But yesterday, blooms,
with the glow Of health and youth:
to-day, PROSTATE 10 the frozen clam
of death. Who would have spied .
little while ago, attended 6y IL.
friends and companions of her faitl
assisting at the festivities Of he,
church On the 18th Of last month, viii
y heart pure and unsullied, and nm.
lifted towards its Throne Of Cr,er
that she too, peace, peace to her ashes
was to be borne. up the gloomy wax
to take up her abode in the sileat eits
the vestibale leading to Eternity.
In that spot tonight, o'er that exp.ad,,
sphere,
Wakes manhoods sympathy, ads w.
man's tear.
At a period in life, when the man.
and charms Of womanhood blend in
happy, touching and admirable unison.
with the moral ado,nments Of Z sweet.
loving and unassuming nature with
u wide Aeld Of usefulness snd sohl.
aspirations open to her f; the idol II
fond parents /; beloved by q larse
| circle Of friends aud relations: e..
| teemed and respected BY an euti.
community for the excellence Of kr
young womanly traits pious, assil
nous and devoted in the exercise Of
her religious duties. Thus armed to
do battle with life and the world
pale and CHASTITY Death, as if auticip.
ating the measureless cup Of parepsl
joy and happiness, aud remembering
that such bliss is unsuitted to mortak
here below, strikes tue fatal blow and
all is over.
We are, We were, We shall Ike this ca.
! tains
The tieM of all our pleasures, and q.
pains.
To the bereaved and afflicted mr..
ents =; to the stricken mother especial.
~, SO we'll known as o beautiful e.
ample Of womauly courage ard for
titude. whose door has more thsa
once been invaded by this same Dt.
troyer, but whose mind and soul, for.
titled and expanding, despising ea.y
triumphs, rising above tho terToss Of
the hour, ~ each successive blow i
given, sees them fall powerless It tho
base Of an aneonquered nature. To
them our heartfelt sympathy Is q.
tended. F.-
Farewell, young friend, to- pm Il
earth, ''''
An Angels voice hss sss.non1 ~
above; !.
Mid scenes q joy, of bliss and mirth,
A uobk5, purer, holier state Of love.
Weep not thus. O father dear, q
! Kind Heavens claims me nOW . HI;
! o mother, yield not thus to sosEevt
tear,
Thy child's reward 10 Eternal bis.
Her scal has winged its flight on bieh
NJ wrath can ro6 thy slseping dauJh'
ter's breath;
She mounts from this fssl scene to b
instability, * 50.
| Where il newer telt the pang Il Dsafh
Another Angel joins tue Celestial siDis
Swcctlv repOsing in innocence divine
Thy blissfnl term shall never expire
Thy luminous star shall never decll1l
Thy Earthly pilgrimage is d'er,
Thy Joys are far beyond the grave;
4 Thou hast reach'd tho distant, hsPP!
i shore,
, Where dwelleth the just, ~ holy, u
brave.
! A. FRIEND.
I,S%o Hor>us> QauAaM,l,ne 10Th 167S