The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1894-12-13
DEP lR'I'ED.'
rhis5life on Dec: 9Th, brother-
John Chr1atnnher Bailey.


s We were summoned TO his bed
sSside, but when We arriyetg grim death
Chad stepped In and carried dear
brother roth away, al except what was was
alnortal.
8 Tie last time we ever saw him be-
fore We stood by his reclining form
aupon bis cooling board cold and
sstill in death, lle 0as hale and hear
The anguish tile sore distress
athes rying ordeal that such sad,
sssad perience, at q time too when
ut is SO Unexpected, falling like a
sthunderbolt from sunlit sky, is in-I|
Ssexpressiblc. Tic uncolaforting and
SSSncons ol1ng grief thai IS visited up
ION those who are 50 near to the del
aparted alld him SO very dear to theml
cannot be family imagined by 9TH
sers except they have ii gone-by day 8
zbeen called uponsto undergo a SINH,
sIar: experience. q
Never more while the heart pulls
II 5sts 49, x
11.ates will the family ties be permit !
tied toslook upon the one of theiry
lumber they all loved 80 well; thei|
lilo OF The heart Of the entire family
gcircle; the youngest. Of the tie.
Oh! how seemingly unbearable i'll
lis TO ace the seat, around the hearth:
istone and in the family circle thatE
Edear Chris, " with his smiling face:
Shis cheering eyes nov closed in?
StleatI bis cheerful and happy dis
! position, filed for sixteen summersi
now vacant, and the thoug ht# that it!
sWill eversb 50 is hear breaking
Almost without nn l,ppr's warning;
I and il apparellt g,,Ds IS heath, dear,
sbIotlser 10 5ast u ossoIni nty ll lll-
sliss.sI 8 u g i
sure before him the sou q min 6ort.,Ii-!
zty vas summoned to its eternal|
zhome, and the body left to RETURN
sagain to mother earth.
4 Dear brother has crossed the cOlds
land dark waters of the river Of death;
sand has jolued father and another
abrother on the side OF etsrnal happi-ss
Sness there to wait in tue shade Of
1.-THE trees the reunion of father
amother, sister, and brothers,
!. What happy thought. How il
causes The spirit Of emotion to Gomez
awelling up in the hssTt to overflow
ling.
o, how sorrowf!ll is death, but.
Chow beautiful is resurrection aud the
ahappy reunion Of dear ones whom.
athe grim monster has seemingly so
arudely and 30 wantonly separated,
The tempestuous voyag' OF li1f'e,'
sthe vexatious problems Of this ter
arestrial sphere, the heart aches Of:
athis earthly existence, the rugged,
fpathway Of life Of dear brother i'll.
athis unfriendly world has come abb,
gruptly to q close, and today him and
7father and the other brother are oil:
aseatcd upon the beautiful sand beach;
sof eternity where sorrow and heart car !,
caches are unknown, aid where the
agentle zephyrs Of perpetual sum!
aner's morn play with the angel cu az
athat hang about their angelic Shout
ders there they are seated beckoll-
aing those 81 Us who are left behind
Ito join them.
a Death is only the agent Of trans
Aformation from mortality to the state
aot Immortality, and after oil we
ashould with reluctance mourn tile
adeparture Of loved ones. But after
Hail there is a doubt lurking IN the
Xrecesses Of the hearts OF mankind,
CANT when the sun Of life begins 70
aset in the rosy west for the last time
Adespite all admonitions it Will assert
xitself.
8 Hurrah for the grand old party!
Git is stimulating indeed TO vote tue
sticket straight, and then raise %
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