The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-05
IN MEMORIAM.

MARIE AZEMIA DENNIsTON was
born in the city of Natchitoches,
La, January 1st, 1914, and was
the daughter of David and Azemia
Denniston, who poured out their
entire affections upon this and one
other daughter. Lovingly, ten
terly these sisters grew into woman
hood under the influence of their
loved religion and the tender watch
care of fond parents.
In the early blush of woman
hood with all the lovely graces and
accomplishments of that romantic
! time, Marie was given in marriage
to Emile Tauzin, February 18th,
1860. That union was blessed with
a daughter-her only child, but
the beauty and romance of the
morning Of her life seemed to but
forecast dark shadows that should
make its evening SO tender and
sublime.
When her child was scarcely two
months old her husband was taken
from her, February 2lst 1861,
leaving her widow and mother at
the vet tender age of seventeen.
Her parents both dead, she went to
live with her sister, then Mrs.
Blanchard, where she bore her af-
fiictiOns with patience and christi
an fOrtitude, and reared her daught-
er, now Mrs. Emily Rachal Of
ClOutierville, to wOmanhOOd, en-
dOwing her with those womanly
virtues and christian graces that
made her own life so beautiful.
When nearly twenty years had
allowed Father Time to heal the
deep affections of the past and
partially remove the scars caused
of early heartwounds, grown more
lovable still by the humility of her
deep christian life and the gentle
ness that comes only by acquaint-
ance with grief, she decided to
again assume the duties and res
possibilities of married life, and
became the wife of Capt. II. r.
Gallien, February 3rd, 1880.
This marriage imposed upon her
the delicate and responsible task Of
being a mother to strange children
of overcoming their natural
prejudice to what they thought an
intrusion in the family, and win
ming their love. And here is where
most brightly shown the beauty of
her christian life, her self control
and self denial, and her devotion to
her husband and all his interests,
greatest of which were his children.
To say that she succeeded is ex-
pressing it mildly. Her husband
reioiced in her devotion and her
love, and his children loved her as
a mother, which she was indeed.
! But while her private life was SO
true and lovable, her public life
was equally useful and beautiful In
is strength of character and pur-
pose. .Christencd in the Catholic
church and brought up under its
benefcient influences, it received
her labors of love from almost
childhood to the day of her death,
and when her summons came ito
90 up higher" she was president
of the Tiger Island Catholic church,
which position she had filled for
nearly two years. Only the Sun
day before her death on Thursday,
she had gone several miles away
with her husband to assist IN the
, work of neighbOring church.
, The workers in His vineyard will
miss her, but the harpers before
the throne of Him who dOeth all
things we'll, will be reinforced Oh,
what shining example for chris.
tians to initiate, is her beautiful life
Sunshine and gladness followed in
her wake, and the strong in sir
gave way before her.
On Thursday, March 2fst,. 1895;
, at 3 o'clock p. M, her mission OF
: earth was fulfilled, and with but
little sickness or other warning
! and with scarce a struggle sht
passed over the river as a chile
, into sweet slumber.
The husband will sadly mis'
those tender ministerings that have
nerved him for the battles of lift
. for fifteen years, his children vii
: weep the loss of tender paren
. whose holy counsels were the lamps
3 on the pathway OF their lives
; friends and other relatives vii
: mourn the loss of a leader and bel
. loving service, but oh, who shal
measure the anguish of soul of tina
lone daughter, who never knew
othor narent3 Who souOht th,