The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-23
OBITUARY.

Death is seldom welcome guest IN any
family. Whatever may be the premonltlons,
disease may give, its appearance Is always
to some extent unexpected.
We are SO constituted that although con
Vinced that it is unavoidable even ln q snort
time yet, will hope point to more distant
PERIOD inspired by affection and friendship
It is the most difficult of all things to give up
those we sincerely love and to be able to say,
we are satisfied. The eye may show no tears
but the fond heart must ache, and bleed.
If these observations apply generally, what
must the heart suffer, when one SO admirable
and charming as was the late IsoRA ANDRUs,
wife of the Hon. C. c. Duson, is taken. Her
entire life was as lovely and as serene, as at
traetiv9 qualities and the beauty of piety
could have made it.
She was born April II, I846; married to Hon.
C. C. Duson Nov. &C. 1868, and was the mother
of eight children.
From her childhood, all along the pathway
Cf her maturing years, her docility was re-
markable, and yet she combined with it an
energy and fixedness of high purpose, de-
cision of character, which none possess to a
greater extent. Added to these exalting
| qualities, there was that devotion to hus-
band and to her children which was remarka-
BILE. Her home was her kingdom, and her
| family, world enough for her. communi-
cant of the Methodist Church, no member
was ever more observant of its requirements
none more admired for their practical devo-
ton. Her hand was always extended to the
applying needy, and her Christian heart
moved to deeds, as often as charity was de-
manded In all her illness, she felt so deeply
| for her husband and her children that she
| endeavored to keep from them the knoWl-
edge Of Fastening departure. She fully real
| ICED that ruthless death had stamped her for
| his own-that in g short time, the gentle
light of her fond eyes, and the sympathies OF
| her warm heart. would be dimmed and for
ever chilled. The husband exerted himself
| to find relief-sought high localty-a dry
| and pure atmosphere, which his physleans
informed him might proiong her precious life,
vet a little while. But all was vain. Death
was inexorable and God had called for her to
take her to Himself, graciously giving time
to her family to tutor their hearts and their
Wills to his inscrutable dispensation. Ac-
cordiugIy, on Sunday, the 18th day of July,
| 1899, her spirit took it's flight, at San Anto-
MO, Texas, and a gentler soul never winged It's
way to the better world Her husband stood
by her as she quietly passed away, and
caught the last glimpse of her affections in
| the trance of death.
| The friends here were promptly informed
of the occurrence, and preparations were
made to receive the remains, and to inter
them in the Opelousas Protestant Cemetery
/ at the side of the remains of her son Morton,
which but few months before, she had seen
laid to rest. On Monday, the 18th July,
| inst. the train arrived at the Opelousas de-
pot, and if anything in human power could
| have sufficed to console the grief-strieken
! family, it would have been accomplished by
the very large attendance of the people there,
to receive the remains of the departed favor
/ ite. We have never in Opelousas, seen such
| a universal turn out-white and colored.
The procession halted at the nj. T.
Church, where, from her childhood she had
worshipped and where she was fondly loved
The Rev Mr.. Davies of6ciated in way suited
to the solemn occasion. His language be-
| tokened sincere sympathy with the weep
/ ing family and friends, and in words which
4 touched the large audience, he said he had
not essayed to pronounce eulogium upon the
life and beautiful character of the deceased
sister They required none. The love the
community cherished for her, and the sym
pathies, the great eut-pouriDg of the people
| demonstrated, were the best testimonials OF
her worth and lovely character while living.
He feelingly told them that under such be
reavements the wounded heart had but ons
refuge, the cross, but one consolation. the IS
surance of being raised again in the image o.
the Creator, and Of being at last reuni
ted in that mansion of rest, whose
maker and builder is God.
In depositing the coffin in the grave, h'
touehingly and impressively repeated th'
beautiful burial service of the church, ant
the largest concourse of sympathizers ",
have seen on such an occasion, returned Il
their homes sorrOwing.