The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-12-02
MRS. MARY LITTLE MORGAN

MRS. MANY LITTLE MORGAN
In the onward march of events
it becomes my sad duty to chron-
icle the death of another one OF
my friends and members. Mrs.
Mary Little Morgan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Little,
and wife of j. Wren Morgan,
died from typhoid fever in jack
son, Miss, at 10 p. m. Novem-
Der %, 1899, at the age of 20
years, 6 months and 20 days. II
is less than three months since
her marriage to Mr.. Morgan; then
she looked so handsome and her
prospects for life SO flattering.
j But we remember. now that on
the evening of her marriage she
seemed sadder than is usual on
such occasions. Then to die
away from the home and ac-
quaintances OF her childhood,
away from mother and father and
loved ones, makes it doubly sad.
| Oil how cruel is the hand of af-
| Fiction, when seen only from our
4 point of view. But let us remem-
Der that our God does not see
things as we do, and that he has
a wise ard merciful purpose in
all he does.
Miss Mary. as we familiarly
called her, was devout chris
tan, having united with Bethle-
hem church when a girl, and OF
which she continued a member
to the close of her life. Having
been her pastor five years
cheerfully testify to her piety
and splendid character. She
listened to the gospel with an in
terest and attention that was
beautiful. When she went away
one of the articles her trunk con
tanned was a Bible, and she com
muned with it sacred pages.
She was a graduate of Gillsburg
Collegiate Institute and was con-
siderably advanced in music, per-
forming mainly on the violin. AS
an artist, Mrs. Morgan excelled.
The magnificent drawings in her
home will ever be sad reminders
of the fair one who executed
them. A picture of the writer,
enlarged by her hands, and neat
ly framed, hangs over the pulpit
in Bethlehem church. | have
never felt that ] deserved the
compliment, but she thought
differently. As | stood between
that picture and the casket, con-
Quoting her funeral service, my
emotions were such as no tongue
or pen can express.
A large concourse Of relatives
and friends attended the funeral
at Bethlehem on Sunday evening
Some sweet songs were sung, led
bylMisslGertie Toler, selections OF
Scripture were read and this text
discussed: MARY hath chosen
that good part, which shall not
be taken away from her, Luke
l0:42. After farewell look at the
familiar face, on which there seem
ed to be a smile, the body was
laid to rest by the grave Of her
late brother, Robert Little.
For all this family and for the
, sorrowing young husband, great
sympathy is expressed.
, ''No mortal words are clothed with power
To paint the anguish Of that hour
Whose scars abide,
Or tell the agony OF prayer
: From breaking hearts that God would
spare
The darling Of our love and care,
Yet Mary died. ,
"Dear child so brave, so good, so true
So patient all her suffering through
To deaths dark tide
: So sweet, SO pure without stain,
! So noble that, through days of pain,
She soothed our fears with hopes refrain
And yet she died
: 'As TimoAstill goes his weary round,
' There's left us but the little mound
We kneel beside
3 And as we met it with our tears,
4 Ne speak of her who no more hears,
and talk about those happy years
. Ere Mary died.
Z "And thus the days must come and GO
Til borne on Times Ineeasing flow
Beyond the tide
e We see her wave, with angel hand,
. Our welcome TO fairer land,
And then perhaps we'll understand
Why Mary died"
r. G. ScHILLING.
Eminent lawyers entertain dif-
ferent views on the result Of the
vote on the constitution, Ell c c ;si ;ssii Ct '.if 4 4
) ments, some claiming that ths
5 amendments were defeated, anc
z others claiming that they were
I adopted. The matter viii pro,