Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-14
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His Tribute 10 the Memory of Nfrs.
MARY m. Fisike, tiae Dranatist.

His Tribute 20 the Memory of MRS.
MARY m. FisiLc, tiie DraniaIist.
NEW York, Feb. Ca funeral service
of unusual poetic beauty and filled with
the gracious ministry Of flowers and
music was held to, day at the Scottish
Bite Hall over the remains Of Mary Har-
rison Fiike, the dramatic authoress.
Eight hundred tickets OF admission had
been distributed, but OF least 1000 per-
sors were present.
TIE altar was buried under an ava
Ianche OF flowers arranged in the form Of
harps, crescents, pillows and other beau
full dsaigns. There was floral tribute
from Nat Goodwin bearing this motto;
s'She was q brave and tender womau,"
knd a wreath from Mrs. L9ngtry. Nine.
de Ryther end SiQnor Perugini were the
eoloists. Dol. Robert e. Ingersou deiiv-
cred an address in low voice, sur
charged with emotion, which became
stronger as he proceeded. The auditors
leaned forward in their SEATS to listen As
the orator spoke these words:
my Friends In the presencs of the
two great mysteries, life and death, we
are met to say, above this still, uocon-
acious house Of clay, few words of
Kindness, of regret, Of love and hope.
"In this presence let us speak of the
goodness, the charity, the generosity and
the genius Of tho dead.
"only flowers should be laid upon the
tomb. In LIES Lost pillow there should
be no thorns.
"Msry Fiske was like herself. She
patterned after none. she was genius
and put her soul in all she did and wrote.
She cared nothing for roads, nothing for
beaten paths, nothing for the footsteps
Of others-she went across the fields ard
through the woods and dowra by the
winding streams and down the wales and
over the cTags, wherever fancy led.
''she pitied the poor, the forsaken, the
friendiess. No one could isll below her
pity, no one could wander beyond the cir
conference of her sympathy. To her
there were no outcssss, they were victims.
She Epew that the inhabitants OF palaces
Snd pepitentiAEies might change places
without adding to the injustice Of the
world.
"She knew That circumstances and con,
ditions determine character; that the
lowest and worst OF our race were chil.
dren once, as pure as light, whose cheeks
5impled with smiles beneath the hsavsn
III u uoLutI : eyes 0ue AAl1RAt VI 'it
road they had travelled of the thorna tina
had pierced thoil feet, OF the deserts shey
had crossed, aud go instead Of words o
scorn, she gave the eager hand OF help
MIt all her deeds wore flowers the al
would bs faint with perfume. II Rll mel
charities could change to melodies sy N
phony would fill the sky.
.'Mary Fists had within hsr brain th,
divine fige called genius, and in her hear
the touch Of natule that makes the who'll
world kin
''She wrote as stream runs, wind
and hAhbles through the shadowy fields
that fails in the foam of fight and haste
and laughing joins the sea.
"a little while ago haSe was found
ono that had been abandoned by IN
mother, left as legsoy TO chance or fate
''The wa m hear. OF Mary Fiske, no'
cold in death, was touched. She too
the wsif and held il lovingly 70 be
beast and made the child her own.
"We pray thea, mother nature, thu
then wilt take this woman and hold he
as teudeily in thy srms as she held an
pressed against her generous, throbbin
heart the abandoned babe We sssk n
more"