The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-26
Death Of q Little Child.

Draped With the emblemS OF mourn
ing is another home in Henderson and
almost crushed with grief at the loss of
a darling child are the hearts of fond
and affectioDate parents. After brief
illness with membranous Group little
Elenor, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. M. Cooper, died about O'Clock
Tuesday night, aged % months.
Peculiarly sad is the death of this
bright and beautiful child. Little
Elenor was the idol of the household,
the sunshine of the home, a favorite
with all who knew her, and her death
enlists the sympathy of the entire
community for the bereaved parents.
But the Great Physician in His own
way, who while He afflicts Borrowing
hearts comforts with the tender assur-
ance, ''Lo, it is l, of such is my
Kingdom,'' saw fit to take her from
this worlds bleak and wintry wastes
into the warmth and bliss of Heavens
eternal day. Only an infants short
span of life, yet such were the charms
ofbody, mind and disposition so sweetly
portrayed in this lovely child, that she
won all hearts to her in singular
manner. Seldom is there found one of
her age so bright, winsome and
generally loved as was this beautiful
little girl, who come to gladden. the
household and hearts of her friends for
short while only to be transplanted
to bloom again in Heaven. Sad and
painful thought is to family and friends
to give her up, still
cts better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all
The funeral was held from the Bap-
fist church at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, the pastor Rev. Robert
Van Deventer conducting the service.
The ceremonies were brief and simple,
beautiful and tender, after which the
little body was borne to its final rest
ing place and tenderly and affection
ately laid away in Elmwood cemetery.
The following exqui sitely beautiful and
touching lines dedicated "To Mother on
the Death of Little Child we find in an
exchange. The authorship is unknown to
us but they are published here as appro.
pirate to the occasion and this article:
know in grief like yours how more than
All comfort to the stricken heart ap.
pears;
And as the bursting cloud must spend its
rain
So grief its tears.
1 knew that when your little darling's
Had freed the angel spirit fettered
| there,
You could not pierce beyond the breaking
In your despair.
You could not see the the tender Hand
that caught
Your little lamb to shield her from all
harm;
You missed her from your own. but neve,
OF Jesus arms.
But, oh! dear mother look. the gate un-
bars!
And through the darkness, smiling from
the skies
Are beaming on you, brighter than these
Your darling's eyes.
It's said that when the pastures down
The Alpine hills had ceased to feed thei'
And they must mount to where the grass is
young
Far up the rocks,
The shepherd takes little lamb at play
And lifts him gently to his careful
breast,
And with its tender bleating leads the
way
For all the rest.
That quick the mother follows in the
path,
Then others 60 like men whose faith
gives hopes
And soon the shepherd gathers all he haiti
Far up the slopes.
And on those Everlasting Hills Id feeds
The trusting fold in green that never
pals;
Look up. 0 see your little darling leads
The Shepherd calls.