Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-31

Al M8A@RA1@s
"Ths loVelleat star Of EVENINGS train
Sets earliest in the western main,
And leaves the world In night;
The brightest star OF mornings host
Scarce riB'n, In brighter beams IL lost;
So sank her form on oceanic coast
So sprang her soul to light!'
"ReVolVing her mysterious lot,
We our her, but we praise her not
The praise to God be givSN,
Who sent her, like the radiant bow,
A covenant Of peace TO show,
Athwart the storms OF life 70 glow
Then vanish into Heaveni"
Montgomery.
Died, on the Goth OF this month, Miss
NATE WILLIS, oldest daughter Of Hon.
Joshua s., and Mrs. Agnes +. Norris.
She had been frightfully burned By
an accident, which occurred In the
night, ten days before her death, from
the effects OF which It was clear from
the first that she could not recover. II
was thus her high privilege during
those ten days and nights-so dark
to her father, brother, sisters, aud
friends-to see, by means Of 9 sublime
faith, which the world can scarcely
know, some glimpse Of an eternity Of
beAtilude and bliss which awaited her
on the shores of immOrtality.
Miss Kate Morris was born In that
most beautiful of all the little towns Of
MississippI-Port GibSon-many OF
whose people will remember her as 9
child, innocent and beautiful o. the
flowers that bloOmed In her bright
home. There she Arst went 10 school.
Afterwards, In her Vicksburg home,
she was the charm Of her class aud
SodAllty at the Convent Of Mercy. She
afterwards went TO school In her new
home, ct Jackson, to the Sisters again.
She was sent to Nazareth Academy,
near Bardst0wn, Kentucky, during
the years 1872 and 1878, we believe.
At home one year, and then again
two years at 81. Mary'S Of the
Immaculate Conception, at NOtre
Dame, Du Loo, Indiana. Her mother
died, and che came home 10 jackson 10
occupy the places Of older sister and ol
mother. Here sue was the firm and
affectionate guide and monitress Of bel
younger brothers and sisters in ell thai
related to their lives aud duty. To heE
father, she was the best counselor, and
the JOY and hope of his life. There
also, she was the center Of q wide cir.
Gle of social and religious friends
Possessed Of rare and radiant intellect
cultivated and ambitious in all that re-
lated to the world, and yet faithful tC
the precepts Of her holy religion, she
was full Of patience, courage and devo'
ton and before her death had, after
long reflection and prayer, given her
self to be o bride of Christ, as q SisteI
of Mercy. But she was not spared t.
enter upon those Rew aud high duties
She came 70 earth, and she left 1t, il
the month Of May, go beautiful in thC
wealth of nature-especiAlly in Missis
sippi. But between the flowers thal
bloomed at her coming, aud thos'
which are now whitening in wreath
and crosses upon her new.mAde grave
there flowed q l~ife-current fragrant II
good works, and sweet in the graces o
life as the song Of an angel. WheI
the cold waves touched her feet shI
did not shrink but said, with q smile
ut is the Masters Will-though OF
some accounts I might have chosen h
live, l desire to live or die o~bediently.
To her bereaVed and stricken fatheI
she said ~ am q bride Of heaven.
cannot explain here, but you shall
know It on the other side. Come t
me there. There l shall join my
MOTHER, and you aud l, aud oil of Vi
shall be united"
"God shall wipe all tears from oul
eyes. There shall be no more death
nor sorrow nor crying"
There shall be no night there; anG
they need no candle, neither light o,
the SUI. For the Lord God givetE
light, aud they shall reign forever aut
ever" T
vIcKsBURG, MISS, May o, 1873.