Nevada County picayune., 1889-09-18
In Menoriam.

Mrs. II. E. Thompson, nee Lizzie Brown, daughter of Alex and Mary A. Brown, was born in Nevada county, Arkansas, October Is, 1864 Was happily converted and joined the M E. church, south, at Mt Vernon, during a protracted meeting held at that place in the fall of 70, by Rev. R. P. Wilson. Was married to Dr. J. $. Thompson, Ianu- arv 30, 1884, and died at her home in Glen vile. Ark, August 2S, 1889, in the 25th year of her age. Death, always sad and gloomy, is peculiarly and distressingly so when it comes to one SO young and promising, SO full of life and its joyous hopes and bright anticipations as was the subject of this sketch. In the aged the infrm, the delicate and the feeble, death is not so unexpected, and therefore is largely robbed of it's terrors 1; but when it cuts down one in the morning of lite, in the full prime of health and vigor, with all the hope and bouyancy of youth in the heart, and the full flush and glow of young life in the cheek, it is ineNpressibly sad and afilicting In the presence of sorrow like this the human heart stands appalled, and helpless, aud nothing but strong faith in God and His goodness, and the revelations of eternity, can afford us hope and comfort Deceased has left a sorrow stricken husband and three little children, the youngest six weeks old, father and mother, brothers and sisters, and host of warm and devoted rela- tives and friends to mourn their great and irreparaLc loss. Warm and arden, in her nature and attachments, she was kind and dutiful child, a loving sister, an atfectionate and devoted wife and mother, who found her joy in making her home neat, attractive and happy. Quick and impulsive in her dis position-it she did q wrong she was as quick to see the error and make it right She was torgiving in her nature, and never harbored ill-teelings towards anyone. She was sick only few days and was not thought to be dangerously ill till within forty-eight hours of her death at which time congestion set in and marched steadily on, despite medical ct- fort, till it's fatal work was done. But while her dear loved ones and friends are crushed and bleeding under their great sorrow, still they sorrow not, as those that have no hope. Lizzie was ready to go--said she was going home--and talked SO calmly about dying, as if she was going upon on'some.pleasant journey, soon to return. She spoke to her husband of the happiness of their short married life expressed pain at the thought of leaving him and her children-requested him to teach the children where her grave was that they might place flowers upon 1t; and then with that perfect submission to the will of God, which is the highest Christian attainment, she said; "God knows better than we do Then the last intelligent thought upon her mind was the reconciliation of estranged friends and friendships. This thought bur dened her heart to the last, and fingered upon her lips as dying request. Thus beautifully exhibiting the spirit of Him who gave his life n sacrifice for the reconciliation of lost world unto God. When the part ing kiss to loved ones had been given and the dying requests made, she closed her eyes in pleasant, cheer.u deIirium, talking hap oily, Is with group of friends, for some hours, the tide of lite gently ebbng away, till at o'clock. when the dawn of the com ing day could just be seer in the East, and the bright morning star was looking down in beauty upon a waking world, she gently ceased to breath without a strugg.e-thc throbbing heart was still-she had awoke from her delirium to look upon tho bright glories of the City of God. Grieve not, dear friends, but look up through your binding tears to that brighter world above, where the loved one has gone, and strive to meet her there, where all is life and light and love and joy forevermore.
 "So fades a summer cloud away,
 So sinks the gale when storms are OCT,
 So gently shuts the eye of day,
 50 dies wave along the shore"
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