The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-08

Died, at Sedalia, Mo-, December Is, 1897.
Mr.. Thomas L. Bolton, aged 81 years.
When all the world was glad; when
happy greetings passed from lip to lip;
when the white wings of tbs Angel of
Peace were stretched above the snowy
earth, and undulating chimes Of the
Christmas bells from pole to pole were
ringing out the old. old story of the
Chrisr-child's birth, the grim shadow,
cleared Of men" found thee, my boy
hoods friend. and brought sore grief to
thy little flock, that prepared aud looked
for thy coming with glad eyes. The love-
greetings of wife and child awaited thy
coming. But alasI and aIasi what q
comingl Who can solve me the awful
mysteries of life and deathP
A cruel fate. as men seeing only through
q glass darkly see It.. came between thee
and happiness. But moi go. Thou hast
not gone into "the tongueiess silence Of
the dreamless DUST" bat, into the ante-
chamber OF that continued being for
which men sighed before Plato reasoned.
A noble man, an obedient son, O loyal
husband and tender father, an upright
Citizen. q faithful friend and true Chris
tain. thon hast gone to that reward which
Is held In store for Christ-Iike men. Mny
heaven give thee peaceful slumbers Till
the breaking OF hat perfect day, when
'fQod shall makeh his pile complete"
When the chimes OF the Chrlstmas
bells so sweet and clear fall upon my ears
through all the days OF my allotted time,
the burden OF their Joy shall be touched
with a sad and mournful memory.
Till hearing dies.
One set slow bell will seem to toll
The passing of the sweetest soul
That ever looked with human eyes.
hear 1t now, and DER and Ger,
Eternal greetings to the dead;
And lave, Ave, Ave-" said,
Adleu, adieu, forevermorel
Aye, goodbye, dear old friend. 10 by
gone days, when life was sweet with the
dew OF youth. We were glad together.
And again. "when time shall sunder shell
and pearl" we shall be glad with q glad.
ness that Deaths grislS shadow can never
mar or dim. May God be near to thy
loved one in her lonely widowhood aud a
father to thy boy. w. A. g.
Dover Nc.
Died, at the family residence, in this
city, Saturday. january 1, 1895, OF
diabetes, Archibald, son OF DR.. and Mrs.
p. 3. Fuikerson, aged q years.
To mans life no fixed span Is allotted.
The hour when death shall come is TO rs
as the futures sealed book-aud II must
ever remain so. Before the eye OF man
has been hung a veil that his gaze Is pow.
erless to penetrate, and what lies beyond
1t must to him remain O mystery.
Whether the future holds In store for him
misery or happiness, woe OF Joy. he
knows not; but he must march forward
through an unknown pathway, the end
of which Is death. Where or when this
pathway shall end Is to him unknown,
but that there Is but one end he realizes.
Death surely lies In wait for him at some
point on his Journey, but he passes on
fearlessly. A promise has been given him
OF everlasting life in the world beyond,
and to reach it he must meet the dark
angel and succumb to him. A mercifnl
Father sent His only Son to dwell among
mankind and impart to them the glad
news of salvation. 10 the beautiful life
beyond, the glories Of heaven avail us.
There we cast aside the sunerings and
woes OF this world and enter into Q spirit
nal life with all It's Richest blessings. The
light from the Savior's face shall iilumine
all things, aud make clear to our eyes
what before bad been shrouded In
mystery.
The death OF Archibald Fnlkerson Is
mourned alike by young and old In this
city, where he spent d happy days of
life before disease fastened its hold
upon him and marked him for It's victim.
Intelligent. and possessing the
gentlemsnIy qualities which 90 endeared
him to all, q bright future seemed spread
before him, and Re had apparently
but to wait and claim the Joys which
were In store for him. Tht Idol of HIS
parents hearts. the friend of everyone
who knew him, he had just entered young
manhood when he was stricken down
with disease. The many friends, as they
around his grave, knew. that
death to him was Q relief from the suffer-
ines he had endured. They remembered
him az when, . few years ago. he appeared
with the flush of health upon his cheek,
and mourned the fate which had called
him to the brighter world beyond. They
at parting from him; but, real
iging that death meant for him happiness,
the sting of death was allsyed.
The funeral was held from the family
residence. Sunday afternoon. aud the
casket containing the mortal remains of
loved one was consigned to a grave
among the aleepins dead In Mschpelah
cemetery. 4 large Concourss OF friends
followed the body to Its last resting place,
and placed beautiful and pure flowers
upon the new-made grave.
The lNTRLLIaENCKH unites with the
many friends of the bereaVed family In
extending them sincerest sympathy In
heir great grief.