Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-06

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u was here in Detroit n one ~ the
city hospitals that saw tho sadiosi
funeral ceremony ! ever Witnessed.
II wss that ~ q woman who hal
literally died by inches. Poverty. sorrow
aud sickness had been her constant
companions for years, and when q, las,
on . hespi,a! hed she drew her last
breath. IA seemed ~ II there could ba
nothing left to feel the ranv oi ,liasoli,-
tion -eo,hlng bul skln and hone.
She hal been well cared Tor IN her
last slckne~. by those who gave their
time and service io the work ~ charity.
mind lived .n vhe past. aud she mu,-
INJURED In deIriam III happy hoine and
seemed ,o be- always earess,ag little
child. Nov she wuulh taik ss II In n
s~.et mothef-tongur, using the fond.
ead.afiar language ~ hove 10 call II to
her, again she seemed .o drvah some
terrible fate for n. and l~.ough, God lo
save n. svcu to tab. u away from the
evil ,o come Away. Il was tho child
that was present with her, .o that pain
was naugh' the ehlld that she con-
,inusily addressed ~ "ibarIlnr Emma"
and she died with that name os her
lips
ThIs WAS all thrrr was VI the dead
woman's history The pail of dark
past had fallen upon her. l, WAS only
known ths, the child aisoat whom She
had rsved and prayed WAS siIll alive.
all search hal failed tn iisd her.
The brief funeral oerumanle. a ihe
expense of the city. for hers wa. q pau-
per burial we're held In ihe isrF. par
los II ths hospital A young clergy
man Who had Just eni.rrd upoa his
work. N. assistants ~ the hospital,
the undertaken. hat IN hand, and
eaa or two strangers. wsrn all who
we're presest The dead woman lay In
. highly vsrulsh~a pine eoflin. frum
which the metal sbsils were already
falling In q shower ~ tswdfy spl-ndos.
so imprfectIs were they fastened an.
Her fa.e Vas composed aud peaceful
Life and death had doa. their worst
III. battle wa- now over.
In the chill and silence the vnlee ~
the yonng minister. caitasvsi and saar.
fi', -oansi~d ille q strain ~ musie All
heads bow~si ~ be recIted
Il sm the svausr~.sina sas tho life"
There was q ser~am a vail ~ heart
readlnT grief. asd tho seryle. was In.
.esrupsesl. a. = woman. young and hag.
gard, rushei in,o ~. T,,om and thrs,w
herself on the roslln, .ha was dressed
gail, In slit attire. A hong fra,hsr
dsngied ffom y gsady hs, everything
absent her bs..;sok. death sadsier than
that In the eoiiia
Mother, mo,heF, f" she meaned. ''why
did yoa not IT,, pe knoss bh ! would
have eome to yau AMI worked my
hng~rs to ~. bans to saws yau' tsh
mother mother eoms back tn me lns,
to say yea furglvs me Mother. u V
youf own little tmm,l i,o yun hesr
maP u l. kmm,i Dh. INV uodl sn,
tno late she viii never speak to me
agslnr"
t1tylag friends drw N. frraslei
woman away In . moment ~. had
dashed them aside aud leaulag agsh
over III. desd mo,hss she pressed her
liI,= one" twlee thrive to the cold
lips ~ the dead Then she uiaapet her
hands aud hft..i her eyes b. Il.syea.
shile her Hips ssem~d ,o i~ veorliag .
vow. Tho wln,rt ssn shsne oui ~
thai moment ftum the western sky. and
touched with Told.n hngeF ,hs sai
sad scene ~ death IN lifs', and He In
death. aad the minls.sr Fesunrsi ihn
| sTfytssr yshertN he hal tsss,,n fnlssFtttfle 4
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