The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-12
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RoB'T INGERsOLL's GRAFTON AT
his BROTHERS FUNERAL.


HIS BROTHER's FUNERAL.
The funeral of Hon. Ebon @. Iogersoll,
brother Of Robert G. IDgersoll Of illinois,
took place at his residence, in Washing
tcncity, last week Monday afternoon The
ceremonies were extremely simple, con.
sisting merely of viewing the RENAME
by relatives and friends, and funeral
grafton by Colonel Robert g. Ingersoll,
brother Of the deceased. A large number
of distinguished gentlemen we're present,
including Secretary Sherman, Assistant
Secretary Hawley, Senators Blaine, Voor.
bees, Paddock and Allison, COL Ward H,
Lamon, Hon. jeremiah Wilson, Of Indi.
ana, and Hon. Thomas A, Boyd, Of
Illinois.
The following is the Grafton of Colonel
Ingersoll, which was received by all
present with marks Of deep and sincere
feeling and sympathy;
My FRIENDs-I am going to do that
which the dead oft promised he would
do for me. The loved and loving broth
er, husband, father, friend, died where
manhood's morning almost touches noon.
and while the shadows were still falling
towards the West. He had not passed
on life's highway the stone that marks
the highest point, but being weary for
moment he laid down by the waysde,
and using his burden for a pillow fell lin
to that dreamless sleep that kisses down
his eyelids still. While yet in love with
life and raptured with the world he
passed to silent and pathetic dust. Yet,
after all, it may be best, just in the hap.
piest, sunniest hour of all the voyage,
while eager winds are kissing every sail,
to dash against an unseen rock and in
an instant hear The billows roar above
sunken ship. For whether in midsea or
among the breakers of the farther shore,
a wreck must mark at last the end of
each and all, and every life, no matter if
its every hour is rich with love and every
moment jewelled with joy, will at its
close, become tragedy as sad, and deep,
and dark as can be woven of the warp
and wcof of mystery and death.
This brave and tender man, in every
storm of lite, was oak and rock, but in
the sunshine he was the vine and flower.
He was the friend of all heroic SOULS
He climbed the heights and lefC all su-
perstitions far below, while on his fore.
head fell the golden dawning of gran
der day. He loved the beautiful, and was
with color, form and music touched to
tears. He sided with the weak, and with
a willing hand gave aims. With loyal
heart, and with the purest hand, he
faithfully discharged all public trusts
He was worshipper Of liberty, friend
Of the oppressed. A thousand times l
have heard him quote the words, For
Justice, all place temple, and all season
summer" He believed that happiness
was the only good, reason the only torch,
justice the only worshiper, humanity the
only religion, and love the only priest.
He AIDED to the sum OF human JOY and
were every one for whom he did some
loving service to bring a blossom to his
grave he would sleep tonight beneath
wilderness of flowers.
Life is narrow vale between the cold
and barren peaks of two eternities. We
strive in vain to look beyond the heights,
We cry aloud, and the only answer is
the echo of our wailing cry. From the
voiceless lips of the unreplying dead
there comes no word; but in the night of
death, hope sees star and listening love
can hear the rustic of wing. He who
sleeps here when dying, mistaking the
approach of death for the return Of
health, whispered with his latest breath,
81 am better now" Let us believe, in
spite of doubts and dogmas, and tears
and fears, that these dear words are true
of all the countless dead.
And now to you who have been Cho-
sen from among the many men he loved
to do the last and sad office for the dead,
we give his sacred dust, Speech can not
contain our love. There was, there is,
no gentler, stronger, manller man.
There were no ceremonies whatever
at the grave, but a pathetic scene occur
red when the Misses Lawler, daughters
of the late General Lawler, and adopted
children of Ebon G, Ingersoll, to whom
they were devotedly attached, took their
last leave of their dead foster.father.-
One of them tainted in being taken to
her carriage, and the other fingered at
the grave until almost forcibly led away
by her friends,