Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-04-03

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II Among the vine-wreathed flowers.
l crossed her sunny path and cried,
e When is the time TO diel
o Not yet, not yet, the child replied,
And swiftly glided by.
!, l asked a maiden, back she threw,
The tresses Of her hair;
Griefs traces DER her cheeks knew,
Like pearls they glistened there.
She raised her eyes auxiously to mine
And wiped her weeping brow,
o, must live for many years,
cannot, cannot die
questioned one in manhaods prime
= Of proud. and fearless air,
His brow was funowed, not by time,
Nor decked by woe nor care;
| In angry accents he replied
, And flashed with scorn his eye
Talk not to me Of death, he cried,
For only age should Gle.
I asked a mother as she pressed
A FIRST born in her arms,
As gently on her tender breast
She hushed her babes alarms
In quivering tones the accents came,
Her eyes were dimmed with tears
My boy his mothers life must claim
For many, many years.
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Had all been long prepared;
But death, who withers youth and bloom
This man Of years had spared.
Once more his NATURES dying FIRE
Flashed high, aud thus he cried
Life, only life, do desire,
- AND bowed, and groaned and died"
! land now for the sequel to this intro
duetion;
Samuel Black the infant child of Mr..
Joseph j. Black, died on Friday morn.
ing, Of pneumonia, aged about one year.
The funeral services were held on Sun
day afternoon, the Rev. T. R. Dreamer
officiating, and burial made in the NJ. E.
Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Burrows, died on Thursday
evening, after an illness Of several
months duration. of consumption; funeral
services were held on Sunday afternoon
by the Rev T. R. Dreamer, and inter
ment made in the NJ. E. Cemetery. The
deceased leaves two children and was
IS years Of age.
Mrs. Lillian Burr Ponder, wife of Mr.
Tohn Ponder, and daughter Of DR.. Burr,
IF near Wilmington, died on Saturday of
complication of diseases, aged "a years
months and IS days. The obsequies
we're solemnized by the Rev. ]. L. McKim
md interment made in the family burial
round on the farm Of her husband.
Among the friends present were the
ather, mother, brothers and sisters of
he deceased; the wife OF Chancellor
aulsbury; Mr.. Peter Burton and family;
'homas Burton Of Harbeson, DR.. Giles
lie, and many others.
Among the jurymen drawn at or for
lie next term Of court, one Of the grand
Try has removed from the county, and
ne Of the petit jurors will not serve on
count of Physical disability-too deaf
lille We believe we have good, in fact
! extraordinary levy court for;Broadkiln
inbred, we believe he should know
hom he is putting on ajury. Certainly
T. Prettyman did not know that deaf }
IS was the misfortune Of one Of the
en- drawn.
Mrs. Mary Prettyman lies dangerously !,
Mr.. Samuel Goslee is very low with
art trOubles-in fact, the health Of the G
yn is bad.
Rev. B. w. Kindley left on Tuesday
'rning to attend the sessions Of the N.
Conference which eonvenes on April :
at Baltimore, Md Mr.. Thomas In
ham, who has been elected lay dele D
e, accompanied him.
Ex-Governor Ponder has sold his sorrel RI,
tches to Captain Heather, proprietor
the Ponder House. Consideration, Ri
II. ]. A. Harpster, Of Detroit, Mich, rir
been in town this week. Al
he schooner A. P. Novel;, Captain
lrge Hunter, of this town, went ashore ha
he gale on Saturday night opposite ]
1 Town. The vessel is owned BY ex- w,
ernOr Ponder and others. At present ~,
ing am not informed Of the extent
he damages. Captain Hunter has
! very unfortunate of late. Some Hn
this ago he and nearly all of his crew J
taken sick at sea, and he was Obliged Nc
gnal foreign vessel and obtain help a
{ his vessel into port. Ere
nory Magee was married on Tuesday
ing at the M. +. Parsonage by the
7. z. Crearuer. A grand affair was Pro
at the residence Of Mrs. William H. Jul,
e, sister-in-law to the bridegroom. me,
Ie grand finale comes of too late for mos
to be out, we reserve
8 See how much cake We and he efe,
! Of the CHRONICLE will get. cold
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