The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-01-03

,Oul. and all that is within me bless His holy
name. All II well. B. + Z. {
- Near Wellington, December "a, Of II
birth Mrs. MARY, wife OF Mr.. Josiah
Lsuderdale, sged "a years. ,
Mary was gwen to her parents April II Il
1865, to her husband Dec. %. 1882, and to her I
Maker Dec. "a, 1890. We look upon death in |
any form as II tyrant OF universal power.
He steals with noiseless Steps across the
threshold OF our homes, and the faire-t, ,
sweetest flowers are his destined prey. lie
leaves u mark upon each brow, a shadow IN
each heart. Yes; there is no tireside how
soccer defended. but has one vacant char
BY our dear friends death the tresIde circle
is indeed broken and u chair vacant. NofhJ,
the po,d that makes The home, has been
snatcted ruthIessly from the husband and
five little helpless ones, whose loss can never
be replaced. Having known Mary .duriuG
her childhood, being the best OF friends in
ElrlhOod and Young womanhood, we wit
messed her take the marriage vows, assOcluied
with her often during her married life aud
stood by her when she died. There was no
warmer friend, no truer wife or mother. Sine
was s-cOnsistent Christian woman striving to
do good to all, ever ready &c help thAse III
need, TO visit the sick and 10 make those
happy around her, but she has gone. her
short LIES DER. How we hall miss her! None
80 much as the husband to whom she WAS
such q loving companion. and the dear little
children. who will never again hear mama's
voice, While we we'll know that words are
meaningless at such times. we can hut
extend our heartfelt sympathy TO the be-
-u..~I o.o. nol a,lu oap heal tho tloaIinr |
suffering hearts. Our Father does not affiict
| willingly for lie loveth whom lie chssteReth.
| Therefore. be resigned TO His wise provi-
| dences. The river that flows between YOU
and dear Mary IL not wide.
There are hands that are waved when ibe
spirit shore.
BY the mirage Is lifted in air.
Aud we sometimes herr tins the turbulent
roar,
Sweet voices we heard In the days gone I've.
fore,
When the wind down the river is fair"
BETTE.
- In this city. December ~, with the cid
year, Old AUNT MARIAII. aged 30 years.
Formerly owned by the late Theodore
Gosewich. She was born u slaye in Virginia
IN 1892 on the plantation OF Willis White,
was sold In turn to John G~randmeter. John
RO ber.s, Fountain Roberts and John Hem
ming. The latter brought her and her eon
Dave, to Lexington, where In IS4S hearing
the tidings Of sn EldoradO in the west, sold
her and her son to the family of Theodore
aosewisch aud Joined the first eager rush Of
wild adyenturers 10 the golden shores Of
California. She became attached TO her last
owner aud after the emancipation refused to
laava tho Futnilu In uhinh Sha hal No hmm
been a slave and all the children OF which she
had raised. and remained with them to the
time OF her death.
The following is part Of her bill Of sale:
Know all men by these present that |, John
: p. Henning. Of Lafayette county, Missouri,
for and In consideration OF the sum OF five
hundred and fifty dollars. To me In hand paid
by Theodore GOsewIsch. The receipt whereof
I Il hereby acknowledged, do by these presents
bargain. sell, transfer and assign and deliver
unto The said Theodore Goswisch, etc. etc.
q negro woman and her infant son, slave,
for life. which woman IL called and known
l by the name OF Msriah and the son calleC
and known by the name OF Dave. The
o woman Is tiftv-tive years old and the boy
four and IA half wears Old, both Of dark com
l tNlbu tlC. ~ asrIkhE thaL sAt
negroes are slaves Tor life and that they sr,
perfectly SOUND both in body and mind. IL
7 testimony whereof I have hereuniO set III,
hand and fixed my seal this l>t day o
November, A. ID lSiS. J.. L. Henning.
q Her son Dave known TO many OF our OlGC
colored citizens was taken south by The con
federaie soldiers Ut the start Of the war al,
: followed the fortunes Of the army of th'
south during the four years OF the rebellion
and was uLder Lee Vt The surrender II
Appomattox when The s0utherners lost thei
d cause, and folded their flag forever. Sh,
loayes numerous children and grand children
Some of the latter, Matte. Charlie ant
Robert Woods, OF Kansas City, formerly o
Lexington ARE known to many Of our cO!ore'
youth.
Thus closes a lie reaching over u period Q
nearly u hundred years. The declaration a
Independence had been made but sixte.
years before her birth. Daniel Webster wa
but ten years old when she was born, Henri.
ID Clay was II hoy OF fifteen, Washington hat
10 not vet been insugurated the second time
ii Benjamin Franklin had died but Two year
before. Louis XVI and the beautiful youn
70 queen Maria AntOinette were still upon tn
~ throne OF France. She was six years oil
ut when tho Rastile was destroyed, she was
In girl Of seven when Washington died. she wa
ID twelve wears old when Franklin PIerce WI
st u baby In The cradle. thirteen years old at til
IN battles OF Ausleriiiz aud Trafalgar. pinetesI
IN when the bsstils y glppeespoe was fought
n. twenty at the fh9 tfkzBfk rsess
In from Moseoa TIP 8
I'D allied armies eaGss Ss,s
er woman of twenty niue wien EepdR7fn b
LIST died aud was forty-two years OF age wsie
M David Crockett was Killed in the Alan
q. fight. She wished to be buried by the sid
of her old master in whose family she ba
W remained more IS one OF the members tina
ne No a slave ana servant for nearly half q cen
er tury and was accordingly inferred In Mach
d. pelah cemetery in the GoSewiseh burial l0
'h yesterday afternoon,
of --
Ia Miss Annie Lesueur has been engaged TO teac
at In the Jefferson City public schools.
lis Miss Carrie Ryland entertained a number