The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-05
Dust TO Dust.
The Body OF Hon. Eben &. inser>Oii
BlaeAh I'm ~ 20 m Place

The Body OF Hon. Eben &. snger>Oll
Placed In il. Last Resting Place.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The funeral OF
Hon. Eben c. Ingersoll, brother of Col.
Robt G. IngersolI. Of Illinois, took place at
his residence this afternoon. The ceremo-
nies were extremely simple, consisting
merely OF visiting the remains by relatives
and friends and Of 4 funeral Grafton by
Col. Robt G. Iugersof, brother of the de
ceased. A large number OF Distinguished
gentlemen we're present, including Secre-
tary Sherman, Assistsnt-secretary Hawley,
Senators Blaine. VOORHEES,, Paddock,
Allison. Logan, Hon. Thomas Henderson,
Hon VIM. NJ. Morrison, General Setinis,
Gen. Williamson, Col. james FIshback and
| others. The pail bearers were, Senators
Blaine, Voorhees,, David DaviI, Psddock and
Allison. Col. Ward ii. Lsmop, Hon. Jera-
miah Wil-oD, of Indiana, ard on. Thos.
| III. Boyd, of Illinois. The following is the
Grafton of Col. lugersoll, which was re-
| ceived by all present with marks Of deep
and sincere feeling and sympathy:
Ny friends: | am going TO DO that
which the dead often promised he would do
| for me. The lived aud low
| ing brother, husband and father
| frierd, died where msnhOOd's morning al
most touches noon and while the shadows
still We're iallidg towards the west. He
had not parsed on liie's highway the stone
| that mark the highest point, but being
weary for moment be laid down by the
wayside and changing his burden for a
| pillow, fell into that dresmless sleep that
| kisses down his eyelids-yet, after all 1t
may be best. Just in the happiest, sun
niest hour of all LIES happy moments,
| while eager winds are pressing every sail
against the unseen rock ard III an instant
| we hear the billOws roar above suuken
ship, TOR whether in mid ocean or among
| the great breakers OF the farther shore, n
wreck must ma at the last the end Of
each and every life. No matter If Its every
hour is rIcn with love and every moment
jeweled with a Joy, it will at It's close be-
come a tragedy as sad and deep and dark
a. could.be woven of the warp and wool OF
the mystery of death. Thi- brave and ten
der man, in every storm Of life, was as the
oak and rock but in the sunshine he was
"a the vine ard flower. He was the friend
Of all heroic souls. He climbed the height
and left all superstition far below, while on
his forehead fell the gol!e dawning
of grander day. He loved the
beautiful, and was with color
form and music touched with tears. He
sided with the weak and with willing
h and gave aims with loyal heart and
with the purest hand he faithfully discharged
all duties. lie was a worshiper ofliberty,
; friend of the oppressed. He believed thai
. happiness was the only good reason; jus.
tice, the only worshipper; human
ity, the onlv religion; and love tn,
only priest. He added TO the sum Of hu
man Joy, and were every oae for whom h
, did some loving service TO bring blossom
, to bis grave he would sleep 10 night be
meath wilderness OF flowers. There is
narrow vale between the cIld ani barrer
peaks of the two etsrniiIes. We sirlv
| in vain TO look beyond the heights
We cry aloud and the oDl,
answer ia the re echo OF our wailing cry
j From the voiceless lips OF the unrePlyin!
dead there comes no word; but in tn
night of death hope sees a star and listen
, ing love can hear the rustic of a wing. III,
who lies here, when dying, mIstaking th'
. approach OF death for the Return OF health
whispered with his Ia est breath
q" am better now"
Let us believes, in spite OF doubts and dog
mas and tears, these dear words are true o
| all the countless desd.
And now to you who have ben chose'
|, from among the many men that he love,
, to the las, sad office for the dead; we give
!; his sacred dust. Speech cannot contain
our love. There was-there is-no gentler
stronger, manlier man.
There were no ceremonies whatever a
, the grave, but pathetic scene occurre'
when the Miases Lawler, daughters Of th
late General Lswler, and adopted daugh
tiers of Hon. + lngersoll, TO whom they
were devotedly attached, took their las
leave of the dead foster father. One o
them tainted in being taken to her carriage
and the other fingered at the grave unit
almost forcibly taken away by her friends