The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-15
Obituary..

III Odu OdDd county, Ou OHo Aoeh
day of February, 1889.
The deceased had been a citizen
of this county about thirty-four
years preceding his death. He
was, therefore, well known to a
large portion of the citizens of the
county. He, like other men, had
his faults. He was sensitive, and
irritable in disposition, yet he was
kind and obl1ging, asa general
rule; especially SO towards any
who came within the circle of his
acquaintance who were distressed
and needy. Many who have felt
the CALLING sting of penury can
testify to this fact.
He was frank, candid and out
spoken in his opinion, and it was
his disposition, at all times, to
speak his honest convictions, re-
CARELESS of consequences; so much
SO, that he doubtless, made enc
mics thereby. AS a friend, he was
answering and true, and wonld
have died rather than have betray-
ed a trust.
His sad fate was a profound
mystery to all his friends, for they
had no knowledge of the fact that
he had an enemy in the community
where he resided, and they were
astonished and horror stricken
when they heard of his sad fate.
As a husband, he was devoted,
true and kind, and always exerted
himself to his utmost ability to
render every comfort requisite to
the happiness of his good and low
ing wife. As father, he used his
best energies to supply every tenn
poral want of his family. But
though we loved him, and our
heart-strings have been almost
rent asunder On account of this,
the most odious catastrophe ever
known or experienced among men.
yet we can but tamely submit,
trusting in kind Father, who
alone can bind up the broken
heart.
No human tongue can
the deep emotions of the thr,
bleeding heart of his WORTH
panion, Whe4had stood
through prosperity and ad
for a term of about twent
years. Nothing but the conso
tons of the Grace of the Oliver of
all Good, can give coincidence to
her disconsclate heart. We would
commend her to His grace, for
there is no other panacea that
Heaven can offer:
40, Thou who driest the mourner's tears,
How dark this world would be,
If, when deceived and wounded here,
We could not fly to thee!
But thou wilt heal the broken heart,
Which like the plants that throw
Their fragrance from the wounded part,
Breathes sweetness out of woe.
0, who could bear life's stormy doom,
Did not thy wing of love
Come brightly waiting through the gloom,
Our peace-branch from above.
Then sorrow, touched by Thee, grows
Bright
With more than rapture's ray,
And darkness shows us worlds of light,
We never saw by day"
MIR. Brown had only one daugh-
ter, Miss Katiel, well known to
her large circle of acquaintance
as a young lady pronounced for
piety and Christian stamina, and
admired by all for refinement, in
telligence and intrinsic worth. He
left five boys, some of them just
attaining unto manhood. May
they ever be ready to adhere to
the wholesome advice of their kind
mother and many friends; and
may their lives be so moulded as
to eliminate into noble manhood; I
and may each of them exemplify
the beauties of Christianity, and
ultimately reap the reward of
blissful Immortality. '
Some time last summer Mr..
Brown attended series of meet {
ings on China creek, conducted by {
Rev. W. o. Shugart and Elder !
Smith, at which time he manifested
a sensation of deep repentance,
and expressed himself as being
determined to lead a new life; and
and at a meeting held subsequently
at San Saba, by Elder VI. 7. Mar
tin, he became satisfied of change
of heart and told his wife ard
friends he was new man, and if
he was permitted to live he was
determined to exemplify the truth
of Christianity to the world. He
frequently told his wife that he
was impressed that his little ball
was nearly wound up, and he in
tended that the remainder of it
should be wound right. He fire.
quently told his wife he wanted to
live long enough to prove to the
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