The Opelousas courier., 1899-07-01
IN VI T. VI ID ksG.A.v:.


| Dted: IN New Orleans. Id, MAY I~t. 1899.
Pearl Frances Roagui. wife of Nj VI. e. Nose
ley and daughter 1T the late :,r. Vincent
8on%nl, Of optlonsn>, Ia. aged y years.
she was u graduate of The Sacred lirHrf nu
vent, Al Grand t"1tau. La. and Nits married
t" Mr. VI. g. M"selry, Ut Ouri"nsas. sept. nth,
1890 Two children, Henry Vincent and Ben
| r. We're the Issli- OF the marriage, one Of
whom. Henry Vincent, Il light iIftt" hoy of
7 years, survives her.
The writer deemed IT u -racirrl:i privilege ac-
corded to know Hrr long and we'd was ire
'Incntly at the family residence and cnloyrd
and reclprocatcd the sweet converse of .nypa
thy Tor many years. and aNAIeh htHI-elt OF op
portunities thus presented ~ the domestic
circle for studying The beauties of her rti.r;,
ter so richly displayed.
In her HE, within! the SIIul compass ui y
years, were more than ullIt.at those =rar"s
winch characterized the true. woman. She was
true to every relation ~ life, an AftrctionAtc
and devoted Wlft u patient HIh indutgent
mother, IL respectful and ttutful 'tauGhter Il
gentle amt deserving sister. 1t generous and
faithful frl"ni and 4 sincere and dcv"ut Chris
tl:;l.
She was al OF these, and her tminhIIit} and
sweetness OF t!Ispr-!tisn fnmdly chdtaruI her
TO L large circi., not nuiy Gt Kindred h1lt uf
friends and dSsnclat"s as Welt. Her ,Hcrt ,.,-
position mlGe friends Of al VIII" knew E,t,
and the better they knew tier til" Ianr@ tb",'
Appreciated and loved her. I lear ln her own
e"H"cptons. unlesitttng IN her purposes amt
uniformly Gev"Ht and prlyerfIlI. Sh: impressed
upon al manner attractive, Lively, Iiltrfu-
barrasc;t and cordial. yet dignity tempered
sweetness tnts a generous. kind and uobie dI}.
pasitiun lndurei gratitude, affection and res
pect.
The sphere i'll winch she moved through
years of grhood ami womanhood afforded
ample scope FOR the exercise of special Talent
III this direction She was modest. lrtncd and
unasSlimIuc; and there was othloG n.tenfa-
tl"lis or hituy III her composition. Iltc PLAIN
est and hGmhicst of mankind tnuHd her al
ways approachabe. ever ready with cheerful
words. ami anxious 10 h"StOw deeds OF
kindness. As has been trutAfly 5Ah of her.
''sha was one et natures nohlesJ Wo:lcu.'
Her coHntenaHce was the lively picture uf Il
refined. cultivated mind, which We. ever the
basis OF honor. ruth. compassion. lnOw !ed&c
and purity, and around and about It there
seemed crown OF ChrIstldn vlrtucS. am. The
a2es that encirced it. wreatAs OF 5Ght. " hich
still SHINE to cheer tiltl stnll;!att in their pro
-rCSs those left behind TO Tie tNerlIet or hat
faitH which gives subsistence 10 things
secn--thc evidences uf anticipated realities,
aud The only principle " hIc can hISp.rse The
shadows and t.ispcl the ,!oC:n WhI~h viii 9th
erWlse collect around the riIIiI ard rIce;lcss
evening OF departing llte.
She expressed "a '.t>Ire to he buried at Mil
den, La, thus manIleStIng Jenderc>r devotion
20 her @sIlefStrICkeu hlISbaii, Who viii rest hy
l.cr side IN tile Mosely cemetery 'sneIi It"'5
l"nrnsy IT ended Dear old IluGcu-tvcr
0ear-thc sweetest. fondest and best
Farewell. my trIrI!d-i last. Ion. farewell.
and may We !ucct III Wonder world. the ltld of
.IgA1. dfv'nt OF ShddoWS, WHrIc ,tiltnS and
t.,2cwtl~ are sanuds unknown