Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-29
DUAL DEATH.
Two of our Brightest and
LovellesU Youth Encoun-
ter q Watery Grave.
"They were ovelv in their
Lives and in their Death
they were not Dt-
Vided.' :.
A Large Procession of Sym
pathizing Friends Follow
the Remains to the
New Cemetery.

F The saddest catastrophe that ever
transpired in this community occur
red at Long Branch Ford, about four
teen miles north of this city, on Sat
urday night last. At that time,
through some mysterious providence.
two of our brightest and loyellest
youth encountered a watery grave.
How it happened precisely can never
be known. Conjeetures and surmises
are equally useless. The only W
witnesses, the only two that could
lpossibly give any clue to this mystery,
have passed into aholier and brighter
land.
These two left town to visit some
friends in the country and spend Sab
bath worshipping at a neighboring
church. They were last seen APP
preaching the fatal ford. -
A piercing scream or two i'll the
darkness of the night, a horse with
broken harness grazing in a field, the
turbid waters of all angry and swoll-
en- stream, an upturned buggy and
two corpses tell all that will be
known Oh earth.
- The victims OF This sad event were
Gustavus and Mary, the son and
{. dauyhter of III. w. Gleason, Esq, an
esteemed citizen and hardware mer-
chant of this city, much respected
81 and beloved, as indeed were his whole
family. mt,
: The remains of Miss Gleason reach
ed town on Sunday and those of her
brother on Monday afternoon, and
= were attended from their fathers res.
e idence to the new cemetery by a large
x1processiOn of sympathizing friends.
Il The funeral exercises at the house
and grave were conducted by tht
. Rev. d. T. Lacy, the pastor OF thu
4 PRESBYTERIAN church i'll this city, o
(which they had been consistent mem
bers for over five years. Setting b!
# their walk and conversation mor'
r fitting examples to follow than man.
q older christians. DR.. Lacy's text wa
em~imently appropriate "They wer
lovely in their lives and III thei
deaths they were not divided" Til
service was as solemn as it was ap
II propriate. In all that crowd, film
u the hall and parlors and piazza G
u the mansion and the surroundin
Ie grounds, there was scarce "A dry eye
N We have rarely witnessed such an al
. senlblage. and if human sympath
can assuage grief, the parents {
= these dear departed We're furnishe
&c abundant evidence of its existence.
le DIR. Lacy stated what was widel
)r known before, that Gustavus was I'll
J. efficient help of his father in bus
IN ness, exhibiting such prudence an
re- capacity in regard to all things tn,
:, were entrusted to him. as gave prom
-. Use of a more than usually snccessti
N and brilliant manhood.
His sister was equally happy in u
III that pertained to domestic life. 81
was the constant and efficient assis
le ant Of her mother, and all who kne
re her took cogniZance of her woman.
ut and loving ways. Between IL
,t brother and sister there existed p
culiar attachment. Except durif
:. business hours they were rarely see
alone. Devoting themselves to Il
:" company of each other and that
their parents, thep formed at ono Il
ornaments and the lights o. Il
Gleason mansion.
We have never heard a more fifth,
encomium bestowed than by ID
|. Lazy on these young persons. II
Doctor knew them well, and sa
@ truly it was no flattery to speak
them as he did
"a Whatever could be done has be-
90 done to assuage the hearts Of the
~ heart-broken parents. Would tn
ho more could be done. Woulo til
y with. an angels voice we could S
to them Weep not our not t
Oh living among the dead. They q
wa risen and dwell with Christ, whe
ofl God wipes away all tears, whe
.ho there shall be no more death, neitli
At sorrow nor crying; neither sh
,cb there be anv more pain, for the forir
ON things are passed away.
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