Richland beacon., 1878-07-27

For the Richland BEACON.
OBITUARY.

ROBERT EwELL, son of Elijah ans! Fannie
McDonad. died of iniiamnliom 1T the BRAN,
mar Rayville. Eiciland Parish La, Sunday
evening, July lith, 1873, in the ninth year "i
his age. He was called to pass through
terrible ordeal of intense suffering for several
months, during his short stay in this world OF
tears and OF death. When only four years o.
age, while playing around his fathers GIN.
his little hand was drawn into the feed, AMI
before the machinery could I've stopped hal
reached his sloulder, leaving his arm aud
hand frarfully lacerated, with the deep marks
of the teeth upon his tender flesh. By 9ood
surgical aid and nursn. hi. arm aud hand
were saved. His quiet Submission and
rhcerfulness in the midst Of it all, crdearcd
him more and more To his devoted father and
fond norier 1t has been said that death
often seeks a shinin. mark. This was clearly
seen in iii, disprnsat,on of Divine Providence
in the calling Of Robert Eweil Mcdonald III
bi. budding boyhood. Daring his last illness
he was unconscious from the Time he was
stricken down At the time, his father was
from home. attending the Bapus, State Con-
| yeu,ion, at Shiloh, some eighty miles from
| his PROSTATE and dying boy. Swift messen-
gers were sent 10 apprise him OF the alarms
/ inr illness of his son. George Lyles and Mr..
: Ashle, the messengers, deserve special men
/ ton, passing, IA they dill, through the great
! distance and the Intense heat, " i,hout once
/ farpiuy i'm their mission. The afflicted father.
came a. RAPIDLY as lie could in the saddle,
and only reached the cemetery ae the remains
of his precious child were being lowered INTO
his narrow house where he sweety sleeps
and rect, freed FROM all his >utlcrirsS.
| We sit down in silence ia the dust IN the
| presence of 20 gigantic and crushing g'ei,
aud mng!e our tears with the bowed ana
weeping father and his faithful wife, who had
borne the heavy strokes administered 10y her
Heavenly Fathers hand, alone in his al
seuce. The blessed God is So kind and con-
siderate in hidirg the future from us, with all
of its coming realities Were We permitted
10 look forward over our earthly path II
which our feet must tread and " fitness before
hand the W; yes of sorrow that will he dashed
AGAINST the windows Of our hearts IN tins
world of bereayements aud broken ties, on
heart strings would be breaking as we care
fully counted the years, the months, the weeks
the DAYS. the hours, the minutes, and the sec
onds when some overwhelming gnef o
calamity mapped out by Him VINO shapes AM
, directs the Iigh,nings fiery wing, would brea'
in all lis fury upon our iefenceless heads, am
, we're il not for tins inerciul intervention o
HIM wto listens to the ravens cry, ever
! vcstige Of happiness known TO our iaile
race wold he clean gone forever.
4. The sorrowing father and mother wont
. no: have their dear boy Ewell lay down hi
heavenly harp and come 10 them, but the
i ian 70 to him, where no trace OF scar al
y pears upon his hand or his arm in that brist
/, world, where sickness and sorrow neve
= come.
VIVA, parent would not chiliess Ice, TO CIV
a q child to (;,m, A. X. MACY.
MONROE, La, July 22d., 1873.