Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
Salena Penberthy's Death

'Leavos have their time to fail,
And flowers to wither at the north Winds breath,
Aud stars to set ; but all
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, Death
Again has death been in our midst another
relentless stroke given that has caused many
a heart to ache, bedimmed many eyes with
tears. Another irsside is burdened with
such sorrow and grief as only death can bring.
Salena Penberthy is no more ! Her Journey
through this dark vale of cares and suffering
is ended-and she is gone to her better home
above.
For more than year past she has been af-
tlictcd with severest pains and suiferings She
was first confined to her bed during April
1879, by what the attending physicians pro-
nounced bronchitis aud nervous exhaustion.
The best medical skill that could be obtained
was summoned to her side, and after a very
hard struggle between life and death she
made slight recovery. All that kind and
attectionate mother, and loving brothers and
sisters, with willing hands and still more will
ling harts could do was done, yet disease
grasped firmly, SO firmly that neither love nor
skill could stay the hand of death, or save
the precious life that ebbed so slowly away.
Time as it quickly fitted by only gave dis
ease frmer hold-yet she bore all meekly
and brayely and when she saw at last that no
earthly help was nigh she resigned willingly
to her Fate, yes even watched aud waited ca.
gerly for her last moments to come. There
were times when she dreaded the hour of
DEATH and the thoughts Of leaving home and
friends so soon, led her to weep bitter tears :;
| but during her last few days on earth she
g, Gas III
and bade all around her do the same. "Grieye
not Tor me, she said. "If you weep, weep
tears of JOY" When the last hour came all
her relatives we're with her. She called them
one by one to her bedside, kissed them. and
babe them last farewell. i few moments
after she extended her hands as if for help
and said, pleadnglv, Christ, take me" and
when her hand was clasped by anothers she
said mo, the Lord take me-" Again an aged
friend remarked dear girl. you've crossed
| Che river at last to which she answered
! while sweet smile fitted over her counte-
nance, ''yes, nearly over A few more mo-
ments aud she slowly, painfully breathed her
| last.
! Deceased had reached her goth year. Was
1 born at Potosi, November goth, 1851. Most
/ Of her life was spent at hcme. For while
1 followed teaching Attended the Normal
/ school At PlatteyiNe during IS and II, and
/ during the time intervening, taught school II
/ is thought that she contracted her illness
/ through over exsrtion at her school duties
/ As a teacher she ranked among the best
/ Through her kind and amiabe manners She
4 won the respect of all under her care. and
4 thus won reputation that few teachers can
4 boas; o. She became professed christian
1 AZ The age Of sixteen. Among the young folks
Of the village she vas one Of the foremost.
/ always had a good word for all, aud in return
was highly esteemed by all Funeral services
we're conducted hy Rev Ball OF Potosi, We'd
I nesday afternoon, September S, 1880, and
attended by a very large eoncourse Of people.
Ali that remained of Saleaa was enclosed in
beautiful casket, and it was covered with
wfeaths Of a9wers. Slowly it was borne 70
the church yard, and there carefully lowered
toits! narrow bed, and while, as had been re.
quested by the deceased, the words "Weer
not gentle friends. were sung BY the choir
burning tears triek'ed down the cheeks Of
both old aud young in sympathy With the be.
reaved. When the evenings sun was setting
casting its lest rays Ger our western hills
another mound marked the place where an
other body lies forever hushed in the silence
Of the tomb-bus as Longfellow says in BIZ
beautiful poem. Resignation
She is not dead--the child of our Affection
Bet gone unto that school Ition,