Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-01-04
I'M MEMORIAM.
MRS. JUDGE JOHN I. VINSON,
(nee MISS FANNY r. PRoUTJ
Died Thursday, December 9th, 1888.

MRS. JUDGE JOHN I. VINSON,
(nee MISS FANNY r. PRoUT)
Died Thursday, December 9th, 1888.
Amiable, she won all intelligent, she
charmed all fervent, she loved all and
dead, she saddened all.
A troop of tender recollections, sad and
pleasing, pass in review before US as we
turn aside from our ordinary duties to lay
a few cypress leaves around the grave OF
the deceased, whom we knew well in the
innocence and freshness of laughing girl
hood, throughout the development of re-
fined and noble womanhood-and whilst
sppreciating the truth that through life ev-
cry heart must bear its own sorrow, its own
grief, its own precious memory-to send a
word of sympathy to that saddened and
broken circle, where all through the weary
hours of the day and the night the muffied
bell is tolling
Some lives have so little inherent power of
influence and impression upon others, that
death seems to roll sealed stone upon the
graves in which they disappear, burying
them equally out of sight and memory
Their works do not follow them by tri-
umphal bound overlapping the grave and
repeating themselves upon the harvest fields
of the future.
And some lives have so little native or ac-
quired light to radiate and play upon dark
world that death naturally quenches the
feeble ray in the cold waters of oblivion.
The world does not shed many tears over
those who leave it without stamping indel-
lible impressions upon its hard surface
Memory cannot light lamp at cold dead
shrine. The light that survives death is re-
hected from the stars beyond which the
spirits of the loved ones have fed. Bitter
tears OF hopeless grief leave no green YER
dure on the grave. The rich and refreshing
libation is only poured upon the faces OF the
sacred dead. Memory does not look back
upon dark and dreary waste of inutility
that has gone before to lead us heavenward
In Mrs. Fanny Wilson's life and charac.
ter an element Of power was mingled so
graciously, 80 shrinking in its manifesto
tons, rs almost to escape the most delicate
analysis. We only appreciated its force
and worth when she ceased to be one of US.
When her spirit vanished into the world of
kindred spirits, all who knew and loved her
became conscious Of a sudden cessation of
beautiful, quiet energy, convincing them
fitufi fh,. Il. \ a.
The most eloquent tribute to her gentle force
OF character was the difficulty oil realizing
that she was no longer with us in the body
We are always insensible to the sweetest
influences until they are withdrawn
| We cannot omit to notice the wide, COM
prehensive sympathy by which Mrs. Vinson
seemed to touch all who ever came within
the range of her influence. Young aud old
rich and poor, the sorrowfu aud the rejoic-
ing in all grades and conditions OF life felt
her strange power of kind words, gentle
deeds, cheerful vivacity. ObeyIng the divine
precept, "rejoice with them that do rejoice,
and weep with them that weep" she is as.
ISOLATED in the loving memory of many who
tears. Her church, to which she was devoted
aud for whose welfare she cared so gener
ously, will sadly miss her presence, while
thanking God for her good example
In the death of this estimable lady, Rock
vile is severed from an association of one OF
its most attractive and sunniest dispositions
In grlhood she developed those qualities OF
mind and heart which rendered her exceed
ingly popular with her schoolmates and
other associates, and these characteristics,
as above intimated, she carried with her to
the end of life Educated and reared in the
village, every one knew and loved her, and
all felt the genial influence OF her generous
nature. She was transformations in all
things, but especially in her silent charities
which have SO often found their way to
many desoiate hearthstone and Iightcned
many All overburdened heart. She was not
only attractive and agreeable 10 her con
Temperatures, but the young OF both sexes
ever found her society an additional charm
to her hospitabe home.
In the full possession of every mental
faculty, watched by devoted and weeping
household, quietly and gently as the parting
of Summers cloud the light passed away
and the spirit took those pathways that
terminate in brighter worlds
On a December's day, under the mellow
warmth of d mild Winters sun, her remains
were borne from home whose silver joys
| had hnnn far th., rat inn. A .,r 4 a,
shadow of her own death, and whilst the
occident was still red, placed in the beauti-
full cemetery OF Oak Hill in the District sl
Columbia. Here they will rest under the
sun and snow, under the cold and heat, in
the day and through the night Here the
pine and cypress will chant their melancholy
requiem in response to the winds soft touch.
Here in the tall oaks that lit their leatiess
branches to the music OF the storms sha low
and song will soon meet again, ye, she will
never awake to these touches and voices OF
springing nature. Spring and Summer will
bring its verdure and new bloom OF flowers
for that grave now so desolate, but no bird
lng's song, no flowers perfumed breath will
" pun u S"NNeS' etAeAA 'esS SAN'HPi"if "HN
edifying her entire life-and no sunset clou |
nor line of life more perfect and soft than
the affection she bore for those whom she
loved. The sorrow that attended the lay
ing OF that fragile form in the troz1n earth
was lightened not by the promise OF flowers
and foliage, 80 much rs the assurance that
the more beautiful spirit is with infinite
beauty aud light eternal.
Buck Lodge Items.
Mr.. John Reed has succeeded Mr. IL. II
Poole as miller at the Buck Lodge Mills.