Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-06-16

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: she exhibited these early formed
traits to such degree as to win the
: love and admiration of both teachers
and playmates. Being the only child
1T seems reasonable to suppose that
she would have been selfish and
exacting; but, instead, she was
never happier than when she dIvi.
ded the good things her little din
ner basket contained, and in yield.
ing to the wishes and even whims
of others. Not to be tedious in de-
tails, she grew in favor with all,
and being close student, with a
mind to master her studies, she soon
reached her time for graduating,
which she did with high hOnOrs
also receiving a medal for consis-
tant, Christian department, she hav-
ing given her heart to God when
eight years of age.
! Her schOOls-days over, IN her
twelfth year, she became her moth
er's little housekeeper, taking all
the labor off the hands of her moth
er that she was capable of doing.
Then it was that the greatness of
her nature began to exhibit itself
and to exert a great degree of infiu-
ence upon all with whom she came
in contact. BY the time she reach
ed that period of a girls life, called
"sweet SIXTEEN" she had matur-
ed plan for her future course in
life. After telling the reader that
she laid the plan and purpose before
her mother, and received her hearty
sanction, we will proceed to state it.
Her greatest desire Was to become
a missionary; not to seek foreign
field of labor, but to act as a little
missionary at home, where she
thought she might do vast deal of
good, and at the same time enjoy
the double pleasure of having her
loved ones about her, so as to rec
Ompense them, in some sort, for the
love and labor they had bestowed
upon her.
Accordingly she entered the
Methodist Sunday School, as teach
er, in the quiet, pretty little, village
where our acquaintance with her
begun. The good Superintendent
and teachers knowing her so well,
were delighted at this acquisition to
the school. She was assigned at her
own request, Il class of little boys
and girls of the a. b. C. sort she
also requested the superintendent to
allow her the liberty of placing such
pupils she could bring to the school
in her class. To this he readily as
sented.
During the week, when she could
possibly spare the time, she visited
those families where she found she
could render most service, and it
was i'm this way she procured quite
an addition to her class Of little
ones, many of whom had never at
tended Sabbath School before.
When she found any who were not
able to appear as tidy as they wish
ed, (nO matter from what cause) our
little missionary would arrange to
provide them such plain articles of
necessity as they needed, provided
they promised TO become her pupils.
1t were useless to speak of the
good effects thus produced, or the
amount of happiness rendered.
this is patent to all.
This good woman also became
real, jealous helper in everything
connected with the church in which
woman could engage-and here let
us say, there are many more things
that all good women can do to adj
vance the cause of Christ than many
imagine.
Thus our little missionary went
on, step by step, doing all the good
she could to others, almost forget
ting self; relieving the woes and
wants of humanity as far as lay in
her power.
At or about this time 1 left the
village, and her future life-work, up
to the time of her death, has been
CLEANED from her friends whom
have met from time to time.
But l need not trespass upon your
space with a rehearsal of the many
and varied noble deeds recorded OF
this angel of mercy. Her parents
died first, and our heroine died ut
the age of So, and was buried in the
little church-yard near where many
of her acts of precious memory had
been enacted.
Her life, beautiful in its inception,
grand in her future career, could
but be sublimely beautiful at its
close.
Some Of those who learned to love
and reverence her from childhood,
met and proposed TO place suita-
BILE monument of marble, at the
grave of true friend, who had left
such an impress upon their hearts
and lives. The necessary amount
was readily raised, and the monu-
ment put up very soon after her de-
parture.
The following inscription was
carved upon it, L emitting the
name:
In Memory of