Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-23

Alter Ten Days Of s"aert"E s"e
Drop. late = neeP IN IRON
whfch m Never Awakens-

prsp. late = peep sIamber from
watch Never Awskens.
YosO tc,l.l Weekly Mail.
If il were possible. there Is in The
death Of Mrs. HOllingsvOrth = shade OF
deeper sadness than ever befOye dark
ened . woodland home. IL was only
few days ago that she vas in the best OF
health. On that fatal Friday. in the
f~ullness Of sisterly love, abe hurried to
Mrs. Barney's home TO bring her words
Of cheer and dainty viands. Seeing her
sister lying upon the bed. apparently
asleep, never dreaming Of anything else,
she tip.toed softly to the bedside. lest
the sleeper awaken, and almost breath
less leaned over Der. Who can conceive
q horror more cruel precipitated so over
whelmingly and sudden' IL transeend'
all tragedy-this loving sister beguiled
with the expectancy Of looking upon the
dear ones face bsthed in the smiles OF
sweet sleep. to discover as in . Hash that
lace rent and swimming in pool OF
| blood that flowed from its great gaping
wounds. Shrieking for help she ran into
the street, and from that moment DELI
rum IS pitiful As terrible wraeked her
intensely oyerwrought mind. She
would return to the house. and no per-
s~uasion would induce her TO leave the
dead sisters side. All that morning she
attended upon the awful scene hopelessly
aud helplessly. The calm possession OF
her mind never returned to her again.
| Sleep refused to come to her, and Tor
hree days and nights her stomach re-
ected sll medicines and nourishment
Opiates were administered 10 her with.
out effect. Finally exhausted nature
surrendered, and on the day before her
death she slept res.fully. and it was
thought that when she awakened she
would be better. When slumber con.
tinued longer than was expected. II
caused alarm. Efforts to arouse her
we're frui.less, and she gradually fell
from Morpheus arms into the Death
Angels embrace.
1t was sadly singular that Throughout,
her sickness and from the first, when she
was sufficiently rational, she insisted
that she could not live through il, she
seemed to think death was inevitable,
and she was incapable Of resisting the
~premonition.
Marines Lawson, Familiarity known
from her childhood ss Tena. was the old
est daughter OF the late B. c. Lawson
whose widow still lives to bear thin
doubly sad affection in the loss Of bel
two Oldest daughters within q fortnight
of each other. Tepa was born in YolC
county, January l, 1859, and was there
fore 30 years, 2 months and 10 days old
She grew to womanhood in this com
munity and graduated from Hesperiar
College nine years g this Spring.
Her marriage to Mr.. John B. Hol
lingsworth occurred December DC, 1888
In early life she became . member OF the
Christian Church. Her untimely death
robs two young children, one . son be
tween 4 and 5 years old, and the othel
an infant Of 10 months, OF . mother
love.
The keenest, most heartfelt sympathy
Of the community goes out to the al
hicted husband and other relatives
Words Of consolation. however deepl,
felt, are idle in such times OF human ex
tremity and sorrow, yet they are ell WI
can offer.
OF the personal qualities that made
Mrs. Hollingsworth loved by a large cir
Gle Of friends much might be said. Sh'
WAS possessed Of the very spirit OF kind
ness; her heart was full OF charity am
goodness. =.
Little acts Of kindness. Of which oh
was always prodigsl in her home and GU
of il, were the constant witness OF tn
generous impulses that kindied th
warmth Of her hearth.
Deceased and her husband were resi-
dents Of this place for q year or more
having left here about q year ago. Th
news Of Mrs. Hollingsworth's death wa
q great shock to her numerous friend
and acquaintances in this community
She was . woman that was highly re
spected and loved.-ED. S~EyrIsEL.l