Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-05-05
THE TOMB.

-n A4ASSG COuubys mO . |
; sndT. G. Melgs.
At Baltimore, Nd, May 3 .of Rheumatism
Jerry Bar, aged about 81 years.
I'm Middleton township, Lafay cite county. |
Mo-, borni 70 the wife OF 8. W. Campbell. |
April 30. . boy. A few minutes after birth til.
iittle spirit Wingedils Hight to the better world
above RosE.
- t Fort Worth. Texas, April 70. AGNES,
youngest child of Hugh I. and Msry G: Wilson.
inter 1t M LACE ri Iass aon ass fea Re1a "s Il
Pecke Officiating.
In Clay township, Lafayette county. Mo /.
May I; Of old age and general debility. Mrs.
MAhTAA ISL, agedt79 years.
The funeral sermon will be preached at Pleas
ant Prairie church to- morrow by Rev. e. T.
Ingle, OF Harrlsonvllle.
- IN this city. at 3 O'Clock. a. ~, April 80.
1888, Of scarlet lever, CoGRTNEY BRAD
SHAW, infant son OF William P. and Saille H.
Bradshaw. aged five years and four months.
For two. weeks. this bright and beautiful boy
with all the Patience, fortitude anu bravery OF
mature manhood, battled with the Tell destroy
er; and when ut last exhausted nature yielded
to the dread disease. his pure young spirit passed
away as calmly and peacefully as . pleasant
dream.
A few days before his death after kind friends
had sung to him ''There is q Land that 10 TaiIe r
than This faith opened the eyes of this little
child. and from his couch OF pain be saw that
paradise of rest filled with little angel forms,
and from his lips came the sweet prayer OF trust,
and longing hope. Mamma, 1 want to 70 to
heaven"
That prayer was heard and answered, The
angels came and bore little Courtney away 70
their beautiful home behind the bars Of gold,
where the flowers immortal never die.
Calm on the bosom of thy God,
Even while with Us thy footsteps troi l.,
His seal was on thy brow.
Dust. to its narrow house beneath;
Soul. to its place on hight
They that have seen tiee look on death,
No more may fear to die.
Lone are the paths aud sad the b0wers,
Whence thy meek smile has gone.
But oh! q happier home than ours
In heaven. ID NOW thine OWN
oBiruAax.
The following lines were suggssted by the death
OIL w. Msrmaduke, Jr., o bright intelligent
boy. loved by al who knew him:
some things are, and in time must ever bs
Filled with profeundest mystery:
Thy way, Oh, Ged, 10 in the seal
The best OF earth Thou askest,
Tho sweetest Of earth Thou claimest,
The dearest of earth Thou takest.
And must We bend the knee?
Dost Thou demand that Thou should's be
Obeyed Tor time. eternity
Is no tear permitted TO the eye
To the broken heart wilt grant no sigh
Must we live In ienr, in terror die
Is God Q tTrant Great God forbid
Such i!npious thoughts unasked, unbid,
Should enter thy sad heart!
God 10 love-" beneath. above
And all around. in field and grove
Ills writ-Getl thee behind foul fend, dspart.
OH mother, hear his voice SO sweet and low.
what l am doing thou knowest not now;''
But In dim futHrttv,
Yet. still thy iuith may be tried again,
Thy bosom raCked with sOrest pain1
Stlil hfreafter thou shalt know aud see.
Swift time roll on and bring the gladsome dav
when winds amt clouds shall pnss aWuy.
And Code bright rising sun
snail from our heavens drive the deepening
FulglL earth's hopes with no heart sIcksnlnx
And lIfe's tolls and sorrows shall be done,
Did not He cay, "Suner them to come"
Wit thou not say, Dear Lord, Thy will he
done2n ~
.Sls safest, best, aye sweetest.
lhus the tired heart will find Its rest.
1sar iather ,nother, submit, His ways are heat
Times shadows are the deetest.
30. when hard by the swelling Hood
tsu stand, where erst- while graIdIy stood
Abrams prophetic sen,
Nay rapture Ill thy sw elltng heart,
1neugh death hath sped his venoMet dart
Thy life. race nobly run.
TENTO.