The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-03-04
Death!

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and honest Navarro heen laid
away i'll his quiet home, ere the
friends of Mrs. Louisa j. Smith
were called upon to perform the
last rites over her remains which
humanity can perform.
Suffering for many months, and
gradually failing, this old lady at
the age OF 63 years quietly passed
away Oh ,lle morning of February
2lst, at peace with all the world
and rejoicing in the hope of IA
translation into d better and lloli.
er world where sorrow and disease
Will never reach her.
Mrs. Smith had heen a resident
of I'atourche for "a third of IL crntu
ry, residing the greater part OF the
time in Thibodaux. OF a sooiable
and kind disposition, she possess-
ed a large circle of acquaintance,
and was noted for her interest in
in every charitable work or enter
prise that was undertaken BY her
friends.
Long a consistan.t member of
the Methodist Church, her whole
life was devoted to the practice of
the tenets and precepts of that
religion which she upheld and
sustained AS requisite fo' her hap,
piness in this world and her saliva
ton in that one to which her
spirit has taken its everlasting
flight. r.
Since1S53 she has been a widow,
having lost her husband and
daughters by the epidemic of that
year. She was a sister Of DR..
S. o. Scruggs of the Parish of
Nachitoches, and leaves n son
residing in Texas, aud two sons
residing in the Parish of st. Ian
dry. none Of whom were present
to witness her decease.
Her last hours were watched
over by good and faithful friends,
everything being done for her
comfort that humanity could de
wise. She was buried in st. Johns
Cemetery by the side of her hus
band and children who had gone
before her.
Then fell the strong man, in the
vigor of his strength and the pride
of his manhood. E,neIeds Lejeunp,
who was buried on February %.
The deceased was a native of AS
sum ption, hnt had resided in Thi
bodaux the greater part of his
life. He was we'll known all along
the Latonrche amt Tprrrbonne as
the efficient carrier OF the l.. $.
mails, which he and his lately de-
ceased father have been doin o for
20 years. .'
Then, as if to show his impartial
lty,. Death has left the old and
the strong and struck down two
youths just as the realities of me
world were unfolding their golden
winged Hopes to their young and
buoyart minds. On Saturday last,
at midday, died Mr.. Etlenne Le-
Blanc, resident of lower Lafour
che, bnt at the time Il student in
1habOddur College. His remains
were carried to the family Gene
terry on Sunday last. nj
At almost the same hour, after
an Illness OF one week, the spirit
OF little Frank Holden Goode.
took its everlasting flight to the
worlds Oh high, leaving sad and
deSolate hearts behind. frankie
had just entered his fourteenth
year was IA boy of peculiar inteili
gei'ee and talent, beloved by all
his play mates and cherished by
his elder friends as one upon
whose future bright hopes and
pleasing anticipations GO lid be
entertained,
Full OF life and animation, he
was a dliigent student, upright
IN his habits, careful of his con
duct, honest in his sports with his
companions, and dignified in his
department.
d In all this town there was not.
perhaps, Il boy 80 universally es.
teeined for his engaging traits of
character, gentIemanly conduct
and department.
But as that beautiful flower.
which only appears, unfolds it's
loveflness and disseminates it's
fragrance to the rising sun,and
then withers and dies, 20 has this
loved boy come with the morning
dews, exhibited his loneliness aud
worth, and gone down at the an
proach Ut the stern realities of
life. rt.
On Sunday evening last, as the
day was passing into night, little
Frank Was placed away in his
quiet rest in St. Johns Cemetery.
surrounded by weeping parents
and sorro~.ing friends.
There is II void left in the hearts
Of those who had Watched nVar