The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-01-26

What was for his intrest WAS not alon
her duty but her greatest pleasure to do.
have never known husband aud wife NOR
entirely one. 1t scans a. though she h,'
said in the beautiful words Of Rut,,
"Whither thou gosst I will no, thy coun.tr,
shall be my country and thy God my God
and this not in a spirit of blind, silly wor
ship, but in a spirit of love, devotion an.
perfect trust. which should ever bind tn,
true wife to the husband.
her husband being a . lf-made man wht
has risen from tho rank in the Journal sti,
field to the United States senate, she ros,
with him ;but in all the different condition.
and circumstances of her life she was al
ways the same cultured lady, treating all
high and low. rich and poor, with a kind,
ness and courtesy which made them al
her friends.
mir. Edwards made the following adj,
dress:
Husband forever is tee voice of her 70,
whom we have gathered here to place in
memory's lap the garland of respect.
Little did thos. who babe her God speed
when in route with her husband to resume
the duties rs senator, only last November.
infer that the bright sunlight of hdr glad
life should forever be extiRguished.
Those who knew Mrs. Hansbrough in
official and home life at Washington, need
not be told of the kindly greeting voush-
safed all-especially North Dakotsns-who
were ever entitled to her soIictieus care
and generous forothought .
With a sincere affections for tho senator.
OF whom she was, rightly too, exceedingly
proud, for be WAS Il kind and loving hus-
band, ans even ambitions for her good
health and comfort-it WIS her greatest
pleasure to be with and aid and cheer
him.
In death all paths end ane as We drop a
silent tear to the memory of her who has
passed to the Great Beyond let Us not for
get, as she ever held "a good name is rath-
or to be chosen than great riches. and
loving fayer rather than silver and Gold,:
If there have been differences in the
past, / conjure you, now, in respect to
this OCCASION. forgive and forget, and re-
fol- the future to
$50 I've that when thy luminous comcsto ioin
The innumerab:e caravan, which moves,
To the mysterious realm
Approach thy grave like one
Who wraps thy draperv of his couch about him
And lies down to pleasan Dreams"
While yet in full life. the deceased en-
tiers on the last long sleep perhaps in the
hour of her sunny lifs's voyage
willie plesan; gales are kissing each un.
whitened sale. The tender Chris.
tian woman loved the beautiful and never
wearied Of good works.
She believed in the poet Of poets, James
Riley's-
This world is full Of roses. the roses full OF dew.
The dew is full of honey, that drips for me and
you.'
But never more the voiceless lips shall
sounds of loving words. She sleeps
the clouds in the windowless pal
ace of rest, unmindful alike of sunshine or
'torms--leavlng eer on earto the record
Of generous acts treasured by friends as
perfumsd flowers.
To the bereaved husband. tho senior
senator, let us forget all else but that the
greatest desolatlon that comes to man. is
the loss of a loving wife. We open our
hearts to him n tender our sym pathies;
ceiling that though the dend has gone
rom us, she watches over her earthly
friends and signs to them on love kisse.i
This world is full of beauty,
AS other worlds above;
And II we only do our duty.
This world Is full Of love.
Mr.. Burke made the following address /:
it is with mingled feelings of Joy and sor-
that / rise to second the motion.
10y for this splendid mark Of respect paid
the distinguished husband of the noble
ady for whom we morn, for the c%onsoling
knowledge to him that he is kindly re-
rendered at home and our hearts 20 out
n sympathy to him in his great sorrow.
sorrow for the sad event that has called
10 together-the untimely death of the
cultured lady who had the courage to leave
luxuries of an eastern home, and who
n this western cline has side by side with
Ter husband lover fought the great battle
# life, until that husband occupies today
no highest position in the gittof his fell.
ow citizens.
This much is generally known of her,
hat the trials and hardships of the pioneer
life which she endured, the many acts of
christian character she performed, the
countless number of homes infested with
sorrow and death that she enter
ID, a ministering angel of Joy and of glad.
less to the inmates is stamped in lslibly
,pon the hearts of her friends and neigh.
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