Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-25

BISMARCK, NORTH DA]
noble womanhood will always linger IS a
gentle memory in the minds of those who
knew her in life. Gentlemen IF the joint
assembly what is your pleasure?
Upon motion Of Mr.. Wineman, the stem
ographer Of the senate was designated as
the stenographer OF the JOINT session. and
instructed to take the addresses of mem
bers OF the joint session.
REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Whereas, the sad intelligence of the
death at Washington, D. c., on the l4th
day of January, A. D. 1895, Of Josephine
Orr Hansbrough, wife Of United States
Senator Henr, G. Hansbrough, has been
received by the senate and house Of repre-.
sentatives OF North Dakota. and
Whereas, the senate and house have each
passed resolutions providing for the ap-
pOintment OF committee on resolutions of
respect, and providing for this joint assem-
bly, and memorial service, the committee
appointed as aforesaid, present for the con-
sideration of this joint assembly the follow
ing:
representatives Of the state OF North Oa-
kOta, in joint convention assembled,
That we hereby extend to the Hon. II. e.
HansbIOugh our SincereSt sympathy in
this, his hour of deepest sorrow and be-
reavement, assuring him that while we
know, and sad experience every day
teaches the truth, that the fairest and most
beautiful of all earthly things, conjugal
love, is broken by the ruthless hand OF
death, yet such qualities OF mind and soul
as characterized the deceased are evidences
Of their own Immortality and must, in the
great economy of things, continue to exert
beneicent influence in some happier
sphere than this troubled and imperfect
life can afford.
Resolved further, That these resolutions
be spread upon the journal, and an en-
crossed copy forwarded to lion. IL. g.
Hansbrough, at Washington, D.. G.
Mr.. Prosser moved the adoption Of the
resolution, and addressed the assembly as
follows:
it is with sad hearts that we meet today
for the purpose OF giving expression to the
high esteem and respect in which we all
most sincerely held noble woman, the
| late Mrs. Senator Hansbrough.
| No words or action will adequately eX
press our sympathy for the living or our
sorrow for the dead.
| There is a sentiment that words will not
define, delicacy of feeling-a fear-in
every sympathetic heart, that in attempting
| to console the broken hearted. one will
only revive and intenHify that OverWhelm-
ing grief: such as our distinguished friend
our SENATOR'S now called upon to bear
and for that reason OfttimeS the tender
sympathy and deep sorrow OF the nearest
friend is never known. or expressed, by
| word or deed.
The eminent station of the departed rem
derS this mark Of our respect most timely;
| it is the last tribute to Christian charac-
ter, a loving and devoted wife, to we'll
low 0nn al NJ
only encourage each other to emulate those
many virtues so essential to a useful and
happy life, that at the end it may be truly
| said OF us, as we can now say OF the de-
parted, we'll done thou good and faithful
servant.
in behalf of the residents OF the Twenty
first District. We deeply sympathiZe with
Senator Hansbrough in the loss of his COM
paniOn, and the citizens OF Devils Lake
deeply feel the loss of Mrs. Hansbrough.
They have lost an estimable lady whose
absence will be missed in their social
gatherings, as a lady OF worth, whose
nent as friend. TO the poor her SYM
pathies were of a substantial character, al
ways giving and assisting those less for
tunate in their strength to meet their ne
cessities of life; always bringing sunshine
to the homes of the needy, through her
|
| troll her every act OF life.
/ Mr.. Gregory made the following ad-
dress
In seconding the motion for the adoption
| of the resolution just read. l am, on this
sad occasion, more than [ ever was on all
occasion of like nature before, confronted
with the extreme difficulty of saying the
absolutely fitting thing. Upon the death
of man, and especially OF a public man,
it is not hard to review his life, in memoir
lam. His acts, and to certain extent his
life, are public, and in a degree, the prop
erty of the public. But with woman it
is different, Her life is spent in the pri-
yacy of the home. She is not on the forum,
! in the arena, in the fore front of the battle
| of life. It is her part to instill hope and
courage into the warrior, 1t is her part to
administer consolation to the sore hearted,
and bind up the hurts of the wounded. 1t
is her part to double the joys Of the viclor
in his VictOry-tO share the sorrows OF the
vanquished in his defeat.
And as such her life is more sacred than
a mans and the requiem over her death
should be sung in softer tones than a man
! can sing it.
Such was particularly the life of Mrs.
| Hansbrough. She was always, and in the
best sense, the true help-mate OF her hus-
band.
Not q society woman in the sense of one
| whose whole life is given up to society. She
was yet cultured and refined lady who
graced and adorned any circle OF society
in which she moved.
Her life was absolutely and entirely
bound up in her husband and her home
What was for his interest was not alone
her duty but her greatest pleasure to do.
have never known husband and wife more
| entirely one. 1t seemed as though she had
said in the beautiful words of Ruth
"Whither thou goest will 60. thy country
shall be my country and thy God my God;'
and this not in spirit of blind, silly wor;;
ship, but in a spirit OF love, devotion and
perfect trust, which should ever bind the
true wife to the husband.
!. Her husband being a selt-made man who
| has risen from the ranks in the journalistic
field to the United States senate, She rose
with him; but in all the different conditions
and circumstances Of her life she was al
ways the same cultured lady, treating all
high and low, rich and poor, with kind,
ness and courtesy which made them all
her friends.
Her death at this time is particularly
cruel. Her life had not been one of unal
loyed pleasure. She has been sufferer
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