The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-22
DEAD.
The girl Who WA known a. VA.
mse Lee, a Corpse at the ''Ccnien-
utar,,, and - she subject of a Ser.
mon 10 the f<eusaining lnInites, by
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| mse Lee. a Corpse at the .sCcn.en-
utar.., and - the subject of a Ser.
mon 10 the Hensainiug lnInites, by
Res. ~. ~. Page.
| On sunday morning AT O'Clock, the CIR
win, p,,ye her name a. Mamie Lee and who
] lbaying bcoine tired of a life Of shame from
which she SAW no means of rescue, swallow
ed a large dose of morphine, at the house on
the leyee, known a. the centennial" /" died
She was att eni-d to the last by the man David
Alley. who had been her companion for some
time and 10 whom she hed possibly looked for
guidance. After her death, which was un-
dou .te,iiy quiet one, the women in the
house began al once To prepare means for a
respectable burial for their deceased associate.
As no one Was III the house who knew ner buI
her sister, no arrivoi in time 10 see her die
and Was not herself Prepared, TIER DufGeh
tIselE own ahd as taken up Win al
.arnestness which proved that they haa YET,
far beneath rncir usu Il OUTWARD Goodness,
a feeling OF humanity A neal collin Was pro-
cur.d, and the ioTn of their companion
was, after tseing uist"fuiIy dressed IN
white, paced in IL and assigned po,iilon IN
the sitting room Of the house where she had
many Hines with Inpse VINO were win her,
INDUCED tine revelri.ss common IN the
building. The hands OF the corpse were foId-
ed, gracefully, across ner breast, and she lay
a. IL calmly sleeping, unconscious OF the fact
that she was in that deep sleep which knows
no waking.
AT tIaIi-pas; eleven O'Clock, yesterday, Rev.
W " Page, OF the FIIsi PresDy terian church,
having bten sent for, arrived at the house
and found twenty persons IN the room IA
which lay the remains The stiffness which
pervadtd the apartment was >trlktLs, each
one of those present. ten OF whom
were were womenRi % H.. s.lds' d.ad ,b.msl,vfs .er Re-
command he respect OF he visitor. Mr.. Pag.
read AN appropriate selection from q e scrip
tures, anu, after a briei introduction, read the
parable of the tcn virgins, from which he- IN
"A kind and compassionate way, made "A ser
mon which, although short, was deep in it.
tone anu spoke volumes OF truth, as was
proved by the tearful eyes and plainly audi-
Die sois of many Of those present.
Several Of the men were melted 10 Tears by
the kind and generous Nay IN which the
speaker referred Ia the deceased a. Our Sis
Ter" He, during ms remarks adinonIsIed
those present thai IL WAS not "all Oi lille 10
live and not all Of death TO die :" tIat IL was
not all of life to merely exist for the enjoy
in"nts of to-day, not caring Tor the morrow,
a. death was liable TO come at any time, and
when We least expect IL. tie asked If II was
not reasonable 10 prepare for the tut re?
This girl was well. Her eye was flied with
light and her heart perhaps with love. She
u now cold and her hands are folded IN
death. She has gone to meet God where her
deeds will BE- judged. This lesson is not for
her. She is gone. Ii IL for you, who reInaln-"
He then strove 10 impress ON the minds OF
The listeners the lHlpDft-tnce Oh pTtpdflhe ioT
"A future life by good actions in the PRESENT.
said he was among them brother, 10 ell
deayor to point them To the cross of Christ,
which was the strong arm TO assist Them
la peace in the future. He then referred
to the youth Of the body who lay before
him and in touching terms spoke of heI
parent, and OF tie sister VINO was pr'stnt
and vino would be gri-yed at the sad end OF
pne young. AT The conclusion OF his re-
indrSs the sUbs oi his lisj-ncrs told too pain
" that every truth he uttered reached their
i,.tris He closed the :, r>ice " tn "A short /
impressive prayer in which he invoked the |
,id OF the Most Hign to lead the erring ones !
% peace
At half past twelve o'clock the coffin was |
Dl scesI ia "A hesirse aud followed by "a lew car
'iig,S containing those who know her, the i
DoIy w:t> coayey ed To Greenwood cemetery |
or inteTinent.
Tue real name of the deceased was Rosa Z. |
u well, and her pIreuaS i've AT Baxter |
springs Sue - - Years of age, and IS sand TO /
nave only been living "A I!ie oi shame a short |
line.