The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-10-02
ATREsT.
After /, NIonti's Illness Mrs. Thos. Aspling
Passes Peacefully Away.

After !: Mnnth's Illness Mrs. Tios. Aspling
PasseH Peacefully Away.
No event Of recent years has cast
deeper cloud bf sorrow over this commu-
nifty than the death Of Mrs. Thos. Aspling
which occurred at the family home in
this city at midnight on Wednesday.
Ever ready to respond to the call of sick
ness or suffer Ing, Mrs. Aspling has min
istered in nearly every home in this city
during the past 30 Years and wherever
she went she arried the sunshine Of love
and hope, as a part Of q remarkably ami
mating and inspiring presence. She was
universally beloved and her loss will be
deeply felt throughout a large part oil
Montana WheEe she WIS widely known.
A deyout and consistent churchwoman.
she gave herself with tireless devotion to
the work and mission of the gospel, and
her whole life was a beautiful eXemplif-
cation Of Chri Btian purity, faith and love.
While the tears Of all must be shed at the
passing away of as sweet and noble life
as ever blessed and Frightened the world
and made it '7etter BY the Offering Of the
fullest measure Of self sacrificing minis
try and love. all must feelthe consolation
that her soul is 1T last at peace in the
mansions Of tile blest The fullest sym
pathy Of the community goes forth to the
relatives and friends upon whom this
heavy ai1ictoh has fallen.
Asleep in j Asls. blessed sleep.
From which none ever wakes to weep;
4 eam and nndistur1ed repose,
unbroken hy tile last Of foes.
Asleep in u Asus. Oh, how sweet
TO be tor snch sumber meet;
With holy confidence to sing '~" ~
That death hath lost its painful sting!
Asleep in J Jhsus! peaceful rest,
Whose walking Is Supremely blest, g.. #..~.s.&
No tear. no woe shall dim that hour
That manitests the SHyior's power.
Asleep i'll JPSus. Oh. for me .. ..
May such a blissfu refuge be!
Securely shall my ashes lie.
Waiting tht summons from Oh high.
Asleep in Jesus! far from thee
Thy Findreti and their graves may be;
But there il still ii blessed sleep
From which none ever wakes 10 weep.
Mrs, Aspling's Illness dates from just
one month ago when she was stricken
down with an attack of the epidemic
form Of sum ner complaint by which
many We're prostrated at that time. 1t
was accompanied by severe cramps which
almost completely exhausted her vitality
and She never recovered except in the
most temporary way and slowly sank un
til death came to her relief It was
found difficult to administer nourishment
throughout and her strength was of
course greatly weakened by this cause
from the first There was, however, rpa-
son to believe that the heart was seriously
involved and this was, no doubt, the main
cause Of deatl.
Deceased " is born at Fredericks sburg,
Virginia. on the sth Of May, 1894, In
the spring Of 1914 she went with her
family to Weston, Missouri, from whence
they moved to parkville in the same state
four years later In 1S49 she was married
at Parkville to Thomas Aspling and with
her husband Il ent in 1857 to Kansas City
where they continued to reside until the
summer Of 1864 when, with their two
children, they set out for Montana by the
overland wagon route, reaching Virginia
City, Montana, in September Of thatyear
Here they remained until the spring of
1865, when thP y removed to Helena, COM
ing to Deer II edge a year later where Mr..
Aspling engaged in business.
Mrs. AsplinE leaves husband and two
sons, the eldest, Perry, who now resides
at kipp, in the northern part Of the state
and Charles, Il e youngest, now surviving,
who lives in his city. Robert, the young
est, died by an unfortunate accident in
Deer Lodge i 1882.
The funeral will take place this after
noon from the Presbyterian church at 2
O'clock. Reyerends A. b. Martin and
Adam Johnston will officiate