The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-08-18
DEATH OF MARY CUNDIfF

UEAlU VI MANI NGlNUit .
Miss Mary Stuart Cundlff died at the
home oi Rev. white Ia Ruston, La,
Saturday evening at $3.50 o'clock. She
was born In Albany 10 Mr.. and Mrs. y.
W. Cnndff on October %, 1874, ono OF
twins, lier brother dying shortly after.
wards. Nearly her entire life WAS spent
ln this city, where she obtained the best
education 10 bc secured here, graduating
from Albany college IN 1903. Hcr tastes
running Ia the line Of elocution she en-.
tered tbs school Oi oratoFy of Willamette
University under MIAa Brown, from
which she graduated. A year was spent
~ teacher In the public schools oi Al
bnny and another ~ In other schools.
Being ambitious In the field of elocutlon
and desiring % make II llio work che
entered the Columbia arhool ol oratoTy
ol Chicago, one ol the huHt Ia the Unitcd
Hlatcs, from which tlIus graduated last
June with honoFa, being specially com
Inended by Mise Blood. the principal, Tor
her originality aud big heartednceH,
making the address for the casa Tc.
sponded to by Dr.. Gansaulus. Mics
Gnndlfl then went 10 huston, La. the
Chautauqua center oi tlie southern Mis-
sIselppI, on visit for thu summer, while
there receiving tllu appointment ~
teacher In her chosen profession In an
Illinois college, aud rscitiBg several
times in the assembly, l+c0mlng favor.
Ito as shown by letter. from her friends.
Then came the typhoi ieyer, which laid
waste the bright young life and took
from us one whote future was very
promising. II isan interesting fact that
though over two thousand milea from
homo she was surrounded by several
former Albany and Corvallis people, Rey
and Mra. white, DR.. White, Rev. and
Mrs. Carson and Mrs. Prof. Arnold and
son, who gave her all tho attention that
loving hands could give, and her Albany
relatives and iriends know that nothing
waa left nndone.
Her death has caused great sorrow Ia
Albany, not alone because at Time
when her ambitions we're beginning u
be realized alter years os palnstakinp
preparation. but ~ well becarns ol hei
many loycable traits ol character, heI
bright mind and splendid social quail
ties, All Albany aympalhlxe with hel
parents and her slstcr in their great l0se
AAFt H'R WNNANHAWtN8 NNu lbFtkAE AIAa
acler are shown In ths last letter writer
10 her mother, In which she hays;
II get homeslck Tor you oil % Otter
nov that am not 90 busy. How
would love 10 have you put your armI
around no tight. ! recited Good bye
God bless y0n," at musical the othvI
night. and nov thought o. you, theT.
we're tears In my voice, and how still
and hushed the large audience wss.
81 love tho worda
Perhaps because when leaving mother
Standing ut last IN solemn paUtc
We looked at one another,
Ard /, saw In holher'a eyes
The love she could not tell Inc.
A love eternal as the skies,
No matter what bcieli me.
She put her arms around my neck
TO aooth the pain Of leaving.
And though her heart Wan Ike 10 break
She spoke no words Of grieylnR;
She let no tears bedue her checks
For fear that might distress me,
But kissing me ahe said good bye
And asked our God 20 bless me-"
II had been the wish Of tho decease,
that her remains be buried wherever shl
died. and this Was respected, the buFia
taking place n the beautiful cemetery
Ruaton.