The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-30
DIED

al hci itsiutlCc, ON hcU IetNel, wv
miles below Alexandria, La. on Mon
day morning, April 9lee, 1879, Mrs,
I MARIA l.. BRfNGuURST, III the cd
year of her age.
This notice appeared in the LOUISE
fANA DEMOCRAT of April 23l, and con-
veyed to the public the news of the
death of this well-known and much
loved woman. 1t will sadden the hearts
of kindred and friends from Virginia
to Texas. The writer of these lines is
moved by love and gratitude to make
some public mention of the virtue and
worth which have departed. For
though no common blood flowed in
their veins, yet during years Of his
childhood, when death had deprived
him of his natural mother, anu circum-
stances separated him from his kindred,
she filled to him that mothers place
TO the orphan placed in her charge she
gave All equal part of the care, and
Judged by outward acts at least, an
equal part of the love bestowed Oh her
offspring. The first prayer his child
ish lips were taught to speak, was
learned at her knee. The moral pre-
cepts she SO diligently taught, have
been deeply impressed on his mind
through lite, ANA though too often de-
parted from, have never been cradics-
ted. They have ever exercissIa re-
straining influence, aiid have often
saved him In the hour of temptation
Whatever virtues he may possess, he
attributes largely to her. His tears
mingled with those Of her children over
her dead body. While life lasts, the
memory of her will never die to him.
She we'll fulfilled the duties allotted
to the trucst, highest and hottest sphere
j of woman, the duties of wife and moth
er. Left Il wi,.oW with five young sons
to raise and properly fit for life, her own
task for which by nature and habit she
was peculiarly fitted. a mind emf
ne"tly strong and vigorous was
strengthened by study and observation,
refined and elevated by the love of tie
purest morality, aud rounded off BY
that without which no life can be per-
feet, an implicit belief in revealed re-
ligion, and faithful practice Of its
teaching. 10 the boys so early de-
prived of fathers care, she was father
and mother as we'll. Their lives show
how strongly she was impressed OH
them. Her eldest born, In the very
morn of his glorious young manhood
gave his life to the cause which duty
impelled him to embrace. Over his
grave the pines Of far distant Virginia
make mOurnful music. But he had
lived long enough to give all earnest
| % ,tof srrht hn rs I,.,I
his days been heightened, and to be u
testimony to the worth Of his mothers
precepts. Her other sons live, useful
and honored members Of society, their
lives bearing witness to her departed
excellence. It was granted to her to
receive through her children the re-
ward Of her labor. Their loving care
soothed her declining years, and she
saw her descendants rise up to call her
blessed. Her whole life was a continu-
ing example to others Of what she
taught. And as she had lived we'll, so
did sue die. Death had no terrors for
her. Why should it have? The con-
seriousness Of duty we'll don. sustained
the dying christian in that hour. Her
faith assured her that site would soon
wear the crown of righteousness PROM
ised to all who love our Heavenly Faith
er and look for His appearing. She
called her children, grandchildren and
friends around her bedside, common ded
them to God, babe them farewell-and
died. 1t the faith derided hy some he
| wor h nothing else, 1t is wortl, having
to teach us how to die. And such a
death weighs more than wliule volumes
Of learned reasoning against chris
! t nifty.
Mother, farewell! And as in life you
loved the grass aud trees, and the flow
ers AMI birils, and all else that Gpl has
given us to make this world lovrlier, SO
in death may the grass grow green, and
the trees nod tenderly, aud the flowers
bloom beautifully, and the birds sing
sweetly over yuur grave. Aud may
your memory still continue through
life to animate It's, your children, to-
pursue the true and the good, aud to
practice that faith in which You died
triumphant, that snme day we may
again See your face in the land where
death will come nevermorc!
j. R.T.
In this Town, at his home, the res
ilence of his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. John C. Marsh, OH Tuesday, the
22d of April. 1879, at Sp. NJ, MONT
ROSE CLAIBORNE.
The deceased was born in the City of
New Orleans. on the 18th of January,
1912, and was the only son of the late
Captain Joseph Claiborne, formerly a
well known steamboatman in this river.
His father and mother dying when he
was yet youth, he was taken in the
family of his uncle and aunt, and by
them adopted and reared as one of their
own children. Monte, as he was fa-
miliarly known and called, was a re-
markably good and most exemplary
young man, free of all the modern
faults that unfortunately attach now-a-
days to most of orr young men, and we
can truthfully assert that in all partic-
ulars here below, he played and acted
we'll his humble part, leaves kindly
remembrance which is engraved in the
hearts of all who knew him, and it to
be good, true and faithful is Il safe pass
port to eternal bliss, surely our young
friend has reached the good place Of
everlasting rest, and we perform nought
but pleasing duty as we place our
humble wreath of immortelles on his
new made grave:
HE is free from all earth's sorrows;
He is safe at home-sweet home!
Waiting in the pearly portals
For the OneS he loved to come"
I Ar her home, on Bayou Boeuf, in
this Parish, on Saturday, April Goth,
1879, HENRIETTA PRESBURG, wife