Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03

befora tba casl,et was removed from the
beorsa sba rausad 10 look down into the
last restinQ-place of her dead, only 70 see
n picture OF loneliness in its lining OF
green leaves and flowers. Then she turned
fo the grave of her child, which had been
made Glorious with covering OF smllax
and flowers, and read in letters OF white
his baby name, .'Morgie," and on the top
of the grave, on a field Of white, in purple
letters' the sentence; "And threshold
cord ahall not be broken.n The tender
love which she discernedinthis treatment
of her treasure by sympathetic friends
seemed to give her courage for the last
ordeal. Her glance then caught
the monument, with its drapery OF
the national flag enyeloping a ifelike
portrait Of her husband facing the grave,
and sbe turned with the bravery OF
heroism to witness the last rites. There
had been no rainfall for briefperiod, put
the sky was lowering. just as the CONN
was placed beside the grave there was
slight sprinkling of rain, causingmany 70
recall the old saying, "Blessed are the
dead whom the rain falls on" ihe
Columbus Barracks Band OF this point
played the American Hymn and the read
ing of the service followed. Mrs. Hen
| bricks only leaned more heavily upon Mr.
Morgan, resting her head at last upon his
shoulder, but her self-control was bravely
maintained. While the service was read
| the Congressional committees, the mem
| beers of the cabinet and other distin-
| guished visitors stood upon the other side
| Of the grave. The words of the clergy
were now and then drowned by thesound
/ of the minute gun, which kept firing
| until after the interment was over.
| When the coffin had been lowered into
/ the vault by the four colored assistants
/ of the undertaken and nothing remained
/ to be done--for the placing of the stone
and the filling of the grave were to be at
tended to by the cemetery force-there
was moments pause, which was broken
only by the minute gun. Then Mrs.
Hendricks and the friends of the family
passed by the still open but not repellant
grave and took their carriages. The
people who had waited 30 respectfully
then fiocked to the grave TO get nearer
view. The military Forward, march ~
started the soldiers homeward, the CARR.
ages rapidly rolled away and the dis.
tinguished dead was left alone.
Colonel John M. Wilson, who had
charge of the United States senatorial
party, brought with him from Washing.
ton not only gilt of flowers from Miss
Cleveland, but also an autograph letter
from the President to Mrs. Hendricks
This letter, Mrs. Hendricks says, was on,
purely of personal coincidence and sym
pathy and not one she would care to give
out for publication. When Mrs. Hen
bricks returned to her home from Grown
Hill the old homestead residence, which
had been left in the charge of o committee
of ladies, was Invested of all the memoria
floral tributes and other sharp reminder
of her great sorrow. Crate fires hat
been lighted and everything had beei
done to restore the rooms to their forme
homelike appearance. She passed tn
evening in company with Mrs. Thornton
and her niece MIR. and Mrs. Morgan
her brother and sister-in-law, and Mr.
and Mrs. Niles of Washington very in
innate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Niles viii
remain with her until the end of th
present week, when they will return east