The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-24
Mrs. Lucy no.by nTInlie,.

- HA'hN fsNHNN hNNNANtN
Eakroi Up0n famsHad ne narch Is, lss,.
,shc is dead" hey said 70 him. 'come away
Els her aud leave hof-thy love l. clAyi"
They smoo,hcd her trnsse, Of dark brown hair
On her forehead OF stone they laid Il fair.
Over her eyes that sarcd tor much.
They drew uc lids With a gentle touch.
with a tender touch they closci up we'll
The sweet thin liTs that had secrets 10 tell.
Aboui her brows aud beautiful face
They tied her veil aud her marriage lace.
Anl over her bosom they crossed her hands
"Cnmc away they said God undcfsiandsi'
How slight the barber between time and cter
nitSi A Few Nays aro Lucy was here. miiaut and
BEAUTIFUL With life and hope The nnc face only
ycsiohay illuminated by = sweet hcnirnity. today Il
ktill aud cold. and tho yolcc which brithcd a deer
and earnest tenderness T. hushei Into silence. The
home, bearing on cycp band the trace ofa beiut.
ones cry out Ia their awful agony
20 for the touch ola vanished hand,
And the sound Of a yoicc that u sfiirT
An iyct Lucy never knew the inll meaning of ife
until her eyes clussi iorcver upon this world. 10
our poor. dim sight the sudden cl0,inr of her ican.
iiuf life Il ~unuuembiy strange aud iul, bat
20 her Il means the fuincss u eternal life. the imE
heaven. Eycn in daily Ill., her faith Ia Immortality
had something 81 the cleafncso f vision. What then
must have been the glory that bunt upon her en-.
uNptuuci toul ~ the letters ~ The ncsh dropped
AVA and the pun, frc writ looked into the lace
VI Him who was her eternal Lifc aud Lovo'
Her most blcecd WORK Nas this Swing N oihcn
the hops Of the Christian. and their are better men
aud women In the world today brcauso 81 her
bmYc heroic life. Tho atmosphere In which khe
hnaihci wns pcrvadoi BY her love as by the suns
light aud hcI himrls-l vori bad often Che iorcc u
inspiration " nne Issues And yet she was
never more herself. never m0ru unsiudied aud
spontaneous Than ~ The uiicfauce ~ noble sntl.
mcnts Her beautiful cuthutasm .spatkicd and
rsdiaicd Ike the crystal vetru q a mountain
strram. u was piu oi her faih that the
highest happlnce d bound "a that iorco of
love aud holy principle Ny Witch the soui sur
rundcu itself wholly ~ God This Wa The enrfct
81 the hefuism whioh In No. ID b noltfcnnncia.
ton, aud IN death, Eavu hrf fhr sublime nslfua.
ton 81 ne maryt-ihough tlr ne closing behind
Der bold - much Of Joy, IT hopc and love hho
believed that fcliFion sas ln harmony with In.
i%cllcctual improvement with the pl%oafuns of
Imagination, aud especially, Nlth human love.
hrurc, her pirty was Ike no living sunshine.
without profession OF oucnihtnn. she iclt aud ac
knowlcdgtd the claim ~ c,cpthiuR human on
her sympathy. aud eciyiue Gentle hammered.
courteous aud couiiai. th,v was uithai IN her na.
wrs a sweet humility that made scr unconscious
Of The strong power 81 her Itnunai'y.
She Wa natumliy happy Them was 20 socl %
gloom ~ melancholy in Dor nature. To hrI o..
diaul vision liie was tnTht, lHyuus almot un.
cl0uicd A tender. ioylnr gratitude 90 God aud
man was the summon hrHIilIuE ~ hUf spirit aud
The hhghtnse Of the pnHsut lrut . glaV 10 the
iutufo An exquisite CuIu. mgnt 0f life wns ~
natural. her sen.e ~ God R1s iHHu was ~ vivid.
and The prumiea Of Chfsi 10 Doe harmony with hcf
cSpetiono, that Heaven va q reality leyond tho
~nfgfamcut, iastga AMI rtpr.lnn took THEFT
nnc irum the genial. uulfkruluf iunucnou Of her
RELIGIOUS spirit Lxqutiiry susceptible u every
sweet Influence In naiuW. lrf rJU wuuli brighten
nni her lace fios NJ tlrht n % uuioi cloud ur m
sounds werc music 10 hsr. ear and now.
ihcE ~ep aGodts IN he running IroaiS
sofmons To- stpncs. anil usd On ctcu thing" Al
nature nlled hcf with slg ul NE inhhlte rpi
iuritcd her a. hfpiv towards ODE lot ct spiritual
heights. whorron M ftsar Music and ri fonnd
a ~frtponsivc koy in her Doe lane nature. aud Ger
Tain books were part II be- No.
Tho-e h kncv her Intimately never uosiinucl
her purity ~ motive Ur huunp If puHsEg, aud al
our memories ~ her Ar hHfmuuluua Them were
no aflnH elements IN hrf character no dltc0nil
fhs, such an cIlasasc should cod Ia
iho frshno~ and ,iEf 81 oiiy woman.
hood l. cunse fbf uriufal .nfruw. but
x mo b., ses,f w nan, ,I ..r1 gS and qg'
spinnK influences. a. aNHtru love nnd admiration
IN - manT hcart. ~ fitr sfnnf irsum"ni llio
and ID death Dthc ruiiv ni rlfinn, a. etali hp.
map llie 10 an Ideal plan. o W. ~ tie mcmoY
of friends. and 10 80 0ut w. 'hI' No lnio immortal
~ In The midst OF gfurrI dUp uhsheficd snr
roy, this l. ~ have lived gHs anl An.t l~ucs
May lhs ~ "tho cur % Hnusih y thls grgat
agony" 10 the f~orfowinr ones NJ her love aud The
friends ~ her soul. AMI may they uhlnA 81, her ~
afWect previous loan given U'n wt ,ne .tiNaipu
OF some and the cdinmtUu 90 all Nay they i've
worthy Of 70 high aud pufr "a itI'i and WHOM me
end comss may they meet liul fha lll WIN calm,
SUN trust Ia Him who b. Che Irsnffrtitoh huh We
,'sho wiz believe that BE- bearl hof g{
Win q sweet aou voice. in ihr Irf oll way
The uttnoat wondcr H. thlsal beat
And zee you, aud love y0u aHl ti,inu dear
Anl nm Iouf ANGEL. Wh0 rf. iulf hillts 49,.
CLARA CONWAY.