The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02
Obituary.

DIED.-At the residence of her mother, in OF.
'tawa, on Monday, January 18th, 1878, Miss B.
l.. McCabe. Age, IS years, IL months and -
days.
When sixteen years Of age, Miss McCabc was
appointed teacher in the primary department
of the 9Th ward school. In short time her prof
cheney a teacher presented itself alike to her
principal and the board OF education, and she
was twice promoted in rapid succession. Again
she was rendered higher position, but it seems
that she formed an attachment for her room, and
at her own request was allowed to remain.
a year since she was attacked with pneumonia,
from which she apparently recovered, us She in
few weeks, resumed teaching, which she con-
tnued TO do until the close of the fall term when
she was rendered three months vacation. This,
her friends hoped would restore her to health,
but that dread disease consumption claimed her
as a victim and on Monday, though she had been
sitting up, she faded away SO gently that those
around her bedside scarcely realized that her
spirit had winged its flight from winters blight
to bloom of spring" We question if there was
teacher in the city more beloved by the pupils,
respected by the parents, or esteemed by her col.
leagues than Miss McCabe. She was kind, low
ing, cultured, possessing qualities that endcarcd
her to a large circle Of friends, over whom her
demise has cast gloom deep and heartfelt. In
approxmatng, then, the grief of the aged moth
sr, bent in anguish over the ifecss form of her
first boru and beloved child, we recognize the i'm
potency of consolation. Nevertheless to the chris
tan comes the balm that life here is but transi-
tory, and though that eye is now dimmed and
the lips pale there is Il universe where the light
that beamcd from the eye and flushed the lips is
not lost and that the years of life are as nought
compared with the cycles of eternity Her OBJ
Iseques took place at the Catholic Church on
Wednesday morning. High Mass was celebrat-
ed, and few enlogstc remarks delivered by
Dean Terry Her funeral was attended by the
teachers and pupils of the city, the schools hav-
ing been adjourned for that purpose. &.
At meeting Of the teachers of the Public
Schools held at the Office of the Board of Educa-
ton, Ottawa, Jan. 81, 1873, the following resolu-
tons were adopted
WHEREAS, An All Wise Providence has per
mtted the Great Reaper to remove from our
midst Miss B. l.. McCabc one Of our Oldest, most
active and efficient fellow workers
Resolved, That we cherish the memory Of our
late associate as type of earnest, faithful wo-
manhood, Il symbol of the feminine virtues and
Christian graccs.
RcSol,ed, That as n teacher, we regard her rs Il
model in her high sense Of duty and unhinching
persistence in the discharge OF all the response
bities of her position.
| RSol,tR, That the prudence, tact, ability and
lconscentousncsS with which she discharged her
duties among us as teacher, give her place in
our memory as one whose example is worthy of
emulation by all faithful workers.
R,SOiIyT. That SVmDathiZe with the bprcaycl
mother and brother in their great sorrow, and
with them, would keep green the memory of one
who was daughter sister, friend, until we, too,
shall ''rest from our ab0rs."
| ReSol,td, That copy of the foregoing rcsolu
tons he presented to the family of the deceased