Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-04-19
OBITUARY.

Died. March 28fh. rs The Fesiaence az her
husband, Mn THoMAa PARseka, eldesG dangh-
tes Of Ne. sad Nra. Wm. U. Reedsg, aged
about 81 years.
ssrlseFe l. . silsaos whsgs hath been 10 saund.
There Is silence wheEe no sound may be-
In the silent grave"
Death with al is gloomy paFaphernalia 8
ct al times sad, sad subject, bat thsTe are Pc
culiaF circumstances that render the death &C
her 70 wh,m this pour tribute Is offered, one
Of unusual affection. Near furty years agn.
Mr.. William ReedeF brought home 10 WASH
ingtnn Park, his present residence, his bride,
both then in tbs spring time of life and Scr
forty years hare they stood side BY side in
al the sunshine and tempest Of life. They
have esimhcd the hill Of time togetheF and
they have seen grow ap around them fam
ily Of eight children. four of whDsn are mar
Fied. They hare 'ssen their own yolth re-
newed In their grandchildren. aud yet in all
th se Forty yeaTs the shadow Of death has
never heen cast over thrir descendants bus
now, when In the Autumn nf life, their first
boFn is stricken altRna without warning.
There are but few IN life whose earthly bonds
are % stFong as were those Of Mrs. ThOmaa
Parsms The mother of seven little children.
Children, husband, father, mother, brothers
and sister formed one unbroken band, over
wilic the phAuteIn hand 0f death had never
been held. No little grave ia Gods acre
told Of one broken cord. The chain of earth
~ affection was marvellous in its complete
ness, with not one broken link when Are
al as it envying 40 much happiness dops
his deadly dart and 10 at one fell swoop
the eldest born, the affectionate wife and
mother. the beloved sister, is called from
her grief stricken family tO fill the first
grave and leaves a mother weeping for her
daughter, children for their mother, hus-
band for his wife, brothers and sister for a
sister scarcely in the prime Of life, with all
that renders life most dear. She Il the first
brOken link IN the family chain. If coDs0-
latiOn can come Ia the heart bowed with
grief. her loved ones have IL in knowing that
amidst all the Joys and cares Of life, she has
ever been true and devoted Hover Of her
God. Fur lung years has she been true
and consistent COMMUNICATE u the Episco-
pa, Church, not ia words but in acts. The
sick and suffering, the poor and needy ever
found IN her warm sympathy and prompt
and vii ing help. None more willing b. re-
lieve the suffering than she and with all the
lnnumerable cares inseparable from fani-
~ Ut small children she always found time
% attend tO her church duties and visit the
afflicted. shall write no penegyric npnn
Mrs. parsons---her highest praise is the grief
OF her neighbOrs. To husband and children,
parents, brothers and sisters, what can say,
save that, what seems strange and hard r. ms
is ordered by an All-Wise Providence and
that
Due adequate support
For the calamities Of mortal life
Exists---One Only---an assured belief
That the procession Of our fate however
Sad ar disturbed is ordered by Being
OF infinite benevOlence and power
Where everlasting purpose embrace
All accidents, converting them to gnd.
S..