The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

y Toy, Lebulo Bard \ ance.
In 1874 her husband, who was a
highly esteemed citizen and an elder
IN the Presbyterian Church. died.
leaving seven children 80 be reared
aud educated. and an estate much EN-
OarraeSed with debt. With firmness
and courage she met the heavy re-
sponslblllt!es thus cast upon Ter. and
oy energy and uneQualled good sense
successfully accomp Hhed the rearing
and educating Of her children in Re
~spectabIlIty and honor. She was her
self their best teacher in morality. in
worldly business. and IN upr4EhtneS>
and integrity. \ constant and intel
llsent reader, she f1stercd i literary
taste IL her children and early iucul
Gated III them a love Of books. Tins
owe was increased bv her constant
habit OF rea3ing aloud III the family
circle. ana though her pronunciation
was old-faShlOntd her elocutlOn wa~
natural and correct IN a remarkable
degree. Those who have heard l,l
read 10 her family the Pilgrims Prog
reSS. OF IvanhOe. would be at no loss To
determine where her distinguished
sons obtained their humor or their II
oqueuCc. Her Wit was pointed but
kindly, and she was never known TO
use IL against the unfortunate or the
miserable.
All these excellent qualities in her
We're improved and adorned by a de-
voted but transformations piety. Her
charity was not confined 10 giving Of
aims, but extended 10 the opinions
and prelndices of all sincere people.
Some years after her husbands death.
finding herself shut of from the minis
ratiAr.. AF her nb,,rah n yI Il, ,a.Na,o
ton Of people of her faith because Of the
distance OF her home in the mountains
from any organized Presbvterian BODY.
and earnestly desiring TO be IN active
cooperation with the workers for
Christ. she connected herself with the
Methodist Church, for whose travel
ing ministers her house had long been
a hospltable home, and remained In il
until her death. She expressed 10 dis
satisfaction, a any time, with the
Church OF her fathers. which she
yer loved and honored, hut felt that
in her situation She could DO most
good III the other.
About the year 1850. she removed
from the French Broad river, where
the town of Marshall now stands, 10
Asheville. where the education of her
younger children was concluded.
During the war both of her sons and
all of her sons-in law, four IN number.
entered the army; presenting the
somewhat remarkable spectacle OF
eyery male In a large family being in
military service.
But this long and useful christian
life was drawing to It's close: this no
BILE and most exemplary North Caro-
lima mother was nearing the end of
/ hon. Is NIstAnnn IN t1,rrI az t1i- ,-.ar
a sudden and severe a tack of illness
brought her friends to realize that she
was not long to remain. She arose
from this with shattered nerves and al
impaired intellect; soon she began TO
sink again, and finally lying down
she sank lower and lower. without
pain or complaint, until her spirit
passed away to the bosom of It's God
and Saviour
The memory of the just is blessed,
and she was just Not a human being
who knew her but sorrowed at the
news of her death. An odor of bless
edness pervaded every thought of her
when people came to recall her life,
and many a christian thanked God for
such an example of His service, whilst
all hearts thanked Him that such a
mother had been given to society. Her
old family servants. bowed with age,
attended her funeral alongside Of the
rich and the great. And no more i'm
pressive truth was that Sabbath day
read from the sacred word, thar the
simple text announced by the oficia
ting minister as applicable to her lif
and character-our SaviOur,S WORDS To-
the woman who had anointed His
head with ointment and washed His
feet with her tears-"She hath done
what she could" Nineteen years a
devoted wife, t%hirty-five years a widow
with all the pecuniary and moral re-
sponsibilities of the head of a large
family upon her, fifty-five years a fer
vent and consistent member of the
Church, she did her duty well in ali.
Her husband blessed her with his dying
breath. She lived to see her daughters
established In honor with families Of
their own, and her sons esteemed and
trusted by their native State and by
the nation; whilst the example of her
life and virtues is as incense to all who
witnessed it. Verify, she did what she
could. Who hath done more?