, 1876-03-18
NMlTgIANY.

OBITUARY.
We were Just going to press last week
when the news of Mrs. Morse's death reached
the office. OF course we could barely men
'ton her death n. that time Hence the fol
lowing obituary.
Mrs. Morse, wife Of the Editor and Pro.
iprietor OF this paper, was born, Of English
parents, in UTichsville, Tuscarnras County
Ohio, on the Saltwater, near New Philadel,
.phia, Dec. lst, 1851, her birth place being
about 100 miles from Cleveland. Mrs
4 Morse was born short time after the EN-.
sigrs.ion and settlement Of her parents n
that place, their names being Isaac and Mary
aTumer, her maiden name beng Martha A.
sTnrner We are thus particular on accom-!
''of her many relatives and friends, still living
jim Ohio, Iowa and England. In the fall oi
1854, she removed with her parents from
,Oho to Iowa, settling ncar BIakcshurg,
Wnpello, County In February 1861, thr
family emiera'ed to franklin Township,
Monroe County. Iowa, their present rrsi.
,drnce. Mr.. Morse met and formed her nc.
aquantance in the fall Of 1868 while en-.
gagged in teaching in the immediate neigh
ihorh0od of her r. sdrnce In the summer
iof 1869 and winter "f 1870 and 1871, Mrs,
Morse was engaged in teaching, meeting
with marked success her knowledge Of
history. familiarity with poetry and taste
for the sciences, rendering her an accom-
Eplshed instructor ns well as agreeable com.
ppanion. In needle and fancy work she was
lan adept, spending, later IN life, her invalid
hours in that occupation and in 'perusal Ot
,turr. She was at one time II pupil ot the
Burlington High School At Burlington, Iowa,
distinguishing herself rs an advanced scholar
in history and natural scirnCes,
In April, 1871, she was married to Il
Morse, Ed, at Abba, Iowa, he being at that
time engaged in the practice OF his protcs
sion at that place Their only child, Edward
&C. Morse was born there April lst 1872,
I'm the fall Of 1872 they removed to Wash
,ington Territory, settling in this place,
where they have ever since resided. Unfor.
,tunately very soon after her arrival here,
she was afflicted with severe and painful
A, ,h al,
sand from which. there could he no hope Of
escape until relieved by the friendly hand OF
death; physicians. friends, change Of eli
,mnte even, could only pallatr, hut never
Icurc. For weary months at n time, she was
Confined to h'r bed, seldom getting respite
from pain and rarely going out Of doors
Sum' times her agony was eXcrusiatirg; hut
her strength of mind enabled her to endure
it sll patiently, without n murmur or com
Splaint. Her only trouble of mind being her
ssorrow lest her continued illness should rem.
sder her burden to others. For this reason
she often endured suffering rather than let
I her wants I've known or ask for relief.
At her last birth day, her husband pre-
rsehted her with u beautiful dress. Sh,
espcnt all, or nearly all her leisure time when
gwell enough to do so, in making and ornn
pmcnting this dress When her last hour
approached she told her husband she had n,
requests to make, except that she wished tc
breath her last in his arms, and to be burriet
sin that dress--a dress she never wore, OF
(which she had spent so much time, thui
sactuaIly while living working, forming anc
sornamen,ing slroud that was TO cloth,
Cher loved form in death. Her little boy, t,
awhom she WAS fondly attached, she con
BsigneJ to her husband anil sisters care
without a word of direction or expression o
Bdoubt but that her little orphan would b'
2fondly cared for when its mother rested il
fthe grave with flowers and grass growing
$above her. AS IL ncighbor, she was obIiging
3gentIe and kind. AS wife and mother sh,
! was above suspicion 0T npr0Och, Asa siste
6not one Of her family hsd any reason t.
scompnin. She was Il member Of the Aihe
sncum of this place anh among its records
;may he iounl many valuable combinations
ttlmt have excited comment and wonder how
gone 50 physically afflicted could maintain
such intellectual CIcurnrss and PERCEPTION.
Her funeral was very largely attrndrl, The
;Sbone Bros, kindly opening their pnllor toI
he ,,rvices. We print below the lrautitn
iind appropriate remarks made by our tel
low towusmau W. II, Ward before proceed