The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-22

ana useful life may lead honest jleTls 10 earnest
thoughts that shall umpire better, kIndiler,
more useful, happier lives. Let the virtue OF
orr brother be held IN sacred remembrance as
an impetus-ag inspiration to those who remain
behind, so soon TO follow after.
When we lay us down to sleep
With our hands across our breast
And our slunbers sweet and deep
Bfingeth US TO peace and rest,
Who viii come to sigh above,
Where the wild flowers nod and creep,
Come to whisper words OF love
When we lay us down TO sieepg
When we lay us down TO sleep
And our jonrneying IL DER,
Whether shadows round us creep,
Here on earth to wake no more,
Viii 1t matter then at all
Who may sigh or who may weep,
Since sweet rest 10 Us betall
When We lay US down 10 sleep?
Who will care for you and me.
Who tender thought viii keep
In that happy moment when
We last lay US down 10 sleep?
have striyen hard and long
In the worlds unequal fight,
Always TO resist the wrong,
Always to maintain the right,
Always with courageous heart,
Ever striving truth to know.
Brothers, have played my part;
am weary, let me 90.
Shield and buckler hang them mp;
Drape the standard on the wall;
have drained the mortal cup
To the finish, dregs and all
Now my work is done It's best
That hence in peace should go;
IL is finished, let me rest;
am weary, let Inc go.
Lay me low, my work is done;
am weary, lay me low,
Where the wild flowers WOO the sun,
Where the balniy breeZcs blow,
Where the butterfly takes wing,
Where the willows dropping grow,
Where the young birds chirp and sing;
am weary, let me go.
Mrs. s. A. c. Rochester then sang in sweet
tones, fun of expression, the song, 1.-The Long,
Long, Weary Day"
Judge Junus Rochester was then called upon
to speak, and, though his grief at the loss OF his
best friend hardly allowed him to preserve his
composurc, he said few appropriate words, as
follows;
Friends, good man has fallen. George NJ
Boinan is gone. Words were a poor balm to the
widowed heart and little consolation for the
feelings oil those who loved him.--To them I
bring the sympathy OF wounded heart.
But TO you, friends, YOU men of business, you
who knew him in his daily walks of life as the
honest, upright, successful business man, |
would speak word. From the life of George
NJ. Bomsn there are many lessons 10 learn. To
none, perhaps, except the widowed heart, was
II given 10 know him SO well as | knew him.
He my friend. "fathful and just to me- as
he was faithful and just to all with whom he
came in contact. With the courage of his con
victions he dared to live mp to his pretensions
OF how few, alas can this be said.
Friendship, love and truth-thesc were his
notices. these were his life. Friendship, love
and truth these three Bat the greatest OF these
Is loye, His love- founded, all true love is, in
his devotion for his wife, included love for his
friends aud love for his country. Nor did it stop
there, but love for all mankind love for nature
love for the universe. With this broad affection
be lived not for himself, but for others His
highest pleasure was the happiness OF others.
Universal freedom was his hope; universal hap
piness was his religion. IL Is well on occasions
like this To lay aside our business cares and or
binary considerations and learn these lessons
lessons which cannot be learned from books
but only from human life: learn that real hap.
piuess consists in seeing others happy and
making others happy that true friend
ship requires: "As you would that men
should do unto you do We even SO to them. f"
Truth is as broad as the universe, is confined to
no time and no place. priceless gem, il is the
heritage of all mankind. treasure TO be priced
wherever found. Let take these lessons to
our hearts, Lot them enter in our lives. Let
them become OF us part. Let rs learn TO
$50 live that when our summons comes
To join the innumerable caravan
That journey 30 that mysterious realm
Where each shall take his chamber
IN the silent halls OF death.
We 70 not like the quarry slave az night
Scoufged 10 his dungeon.
But, sustained and soothed by an unfal,ering
trust,
Approach our graves
u
about him.
And lies down TO pleasant dreams"
Those present then passed around the remains
and looked their last on the dead mans face
Mrs. Rochester playing low, soft music as they
did so, the airs selected being such fayorites as
"Home, Sweet Home" and '.Far Away"
The procession then went 10 the Odd Fellows
cemetery, where the Grand Army funeral Sery-
ice was read by : L. Street. commander OF Sc.
VEINS Post, OF which Mr.. BomAn Was a member.
l. \. Treen aud ". L. Ames NJ NJ Holmes. the
department commander, saying the solemn
words of commitment The service was atiapt,.i
for the funeral of a man OF Mr. BQman's liberal
views, but was not tor that reason lacking in
beauty. The symbols Of the order-the laurel OF
the soldier and the white rose OF puritv-wer,,
laid on the casket and then the body was low
cred 70 its last resting place which looks down
ON Lake Union and Fremont. the town which
Mr. Boman, largely by his own Efforts, saw grow
out of the midst OF Il dense forest.
The pal1hcarers were +. r. Wittler, Andrew
Jackson, Percy W. Rochester, Judge Junius
Rochester. G. F, Bahntge, Judge John r Hoyt
and w. y. Wood. There were besides the f6l
lowing honorary pallbeareTs, Chamber OF Com.
meTce-J. b. Metcalfe and Griffith Davies, Ma
sons-L :. Rowe and Anderson. Grand
Army-C 7, Treat and Lyman Wood Washing
ton Secular Union-R. :, Wilson and Richard
NinSor.
The members of Mr.. BomauS family who were
present were his wife. his son Ralph. his wife's
father, John u. Sclleek, and her brother. Edwin
Sellcck.