The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
asm. an popular demonstration III was
most miserable failure New Iberia Sugar
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MRS. JOSEPHINE BBuauoT.
Ah, broken is the golden bowl,
The apirtt flown forever.
Let the bell toll, II sanity soul


The ap'rtt flown forever.
Let the bell toll, u aaintly soul
Floats down the stYgtan river
The mournful tidings have come Cd ua. yea-
terdaY morning, across tho wide ocean of the
death OF Mrs. Josephine Beugnot. the wife of
Dr. Beuenot. an old and we'll known praeti-
TONER In THE city, and the sster Of our distin-
Rulshed fellow. citizen Adolphe Echraibar nf
the t,rm of H. j Forstalls Sons.
There are mono In New Oraana belonging I'd
or connected with any Of our Old families but r.
member her. and who, hearing of haE death will
be able To suppress the heavng Sigh or the fall
Ing tear FOR wherever aha was known ahe was be-
loved. whoever knew her had corner shrine In
hiH heart where her grace, amiablllsy and good
naHa were enahrineh. A born arsist. aud with
An innate love for music whinh gave her sybil-
in I whenever hep ase naSeta ~ n
know TINT her talent waR tranaepndnnt. and
even ns ahe grew In naa the rnrtnrona plnudits
Of the favored few who heard her for abe rarely
pl ,yeh before The puhlie-brouaht the flnah of
aHtoniahed modeety to her unconaelous cheeks,
But her talent ma mnsiciah was "a nothing CON-
goodness In her hearl. Modest and retiring,
vet ade to adorn the hlgheHt atatlons, che saa
always ready to come forward when the poor
were ia need and charity called. The poo
Hhe could make them hanpy WITH. one ~ her
heavenly smiles che could aoothn distress ~.
most into happiness with her kind touch and
her mueical words flowing from tho heart, But
thla sha knew not. Kindness was In her and
all around her: II eutrounaea her ne an atmos.
or oven to pasa we're warmed "a With sunlight
aud cumforted ma with leve from heaveta
When Gen: n,nkn had posseaslnn 81 NOW
our aolders we're without clothing aud the
ladea of New Orleans though almost nriaon-
era In the hands Of The o,nuuer ", made brl,.
dauntless champions 10 the Held stabat
Mater: wac organized and Mre. Beagnot, then
Mtaa Josephine Hehreiber, wsa caAed upon TO
direct It, She took the matter In hand and the
htahat Mater" waa an eponh in the mualeal
annala If New Orleans as well as landmark In
the history ~ the Confectionery:
Some twelve years nKo aha lnft her nat ive land
to follow her husband 70 the ehorea Y, nanhp
France, and her absence made a., v9,d D. md !,
however. earneJ from her what Ia tina Ideal OF
Creole wnmanhood. Tho native graea and wit:
tho OVERLOOKING tenderness OF h. art, the aaaa or
manner, the pure and nnptetending simpli''ly
of sentiment the regal damnanor Joined ~
n ,haa department. all rmalit'ea and virtues
belonging to out Grenla ladies ~ \ whole. we re
combined Ia her tp an eminent degree.
She loved her paople md her native Htnta,
and lonsea e return g M NE h1n ,ans q nar h,rn
| ensironed her aud the attractions when france
haa for all who poaaeaa an artist 3 hou'. aust
ma ahe had decided to return, when nnstnus
hearts were heating IN expectation OF her mr. ,
rival the fell disease invaded her ayatam and
after few weeks af lingering illness al,n u'eh'
terra the eldeat thirteen ynRra. old, who are too
young aa vet. tu appreciate wha, loaa they have
experienced when auch a mother was taken
away from them,
We will not apeak Of tho bereaved husband or
of the broken hearted mother or brave and dia-
eonsolate brother. Their aorrows are too heavy
for present oondolenee or consolation. The
wind passed above them and they were no more
forever. Thaae are the eloquent words ~
scripture about the lead. but We are taught NJ
ha.sya that Tho me more forever" y. of thte
earthly Ifn only. aud that the dead ~ this world
have al eternal life in heaven. where ia the
l. Tt,r rnI n3ln w n
other with everlasting embraces and forget the
rack and torture of tho separation of DEATH