Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-01-20

active. He had broad Torch adj,
br"..' hsir. large dark eyes, good
size ncs e, bro'.i mouth and large
chin, the whole face wearing pleas
ant manly expression. He was tai
ented. He studied well aud made
close friends. He had been here
two years when we undertook to
adorn he campus with evergreens
aud fucf smubery.
S.iney selected FIVE bright little
giri> ai.d brought tree for each one.
HI 50 them ia circle, and then
brought one foe himsel: and put it
IN the centre. The little girls talked
and laughed with him and helped
him sst out the trees. He won their
hear,s aud the hearts of others who
saw this gentle act Of kindness He
loved mathematics. That winter he
was singled out TO become teacher
In that department and gwen his
first algebra class to teach. He made
good success.
He was a Christian clean and safe
but ne had high spirit, and one
day he aud lady teacher somehow
crossed words. Another lady teach
er tried to reconcile their difference
yet they did not agree. Then all
three came TO me. We then went to
Sidney's room and sat down and
talked. We loved each other and
talked IN Tins spirit. Soou we came
to Il place where the tender feelings
are touched and all were done spe k
lug.
SAID Ii ns cad and see what the
Lord says. We read Eph. 4 1892
Let ali bitterness and wrath aud
anAe he II f u"i You with all mall
ice, and be We i,ind 10 one another,
tender hearted forgiving oneanother
even as God Tor Christ's sake has
forgiv, II yon.' Then we bowed in
solemn prayer and as we arose the
fearful eyes of all showed how sincere
Was the forgiveness and how happy
all were In the renewed fellowship of
love.
The young man was an earnest
Sunday school worker. About two
eweks after the occurrence of the
above related, while at Sunday school
Sidney was taken i'll with pneumonia
and had to go home-to Mrs. Corn.
iorth's. his school home. He was
tenderly cared for but the next
Thursday he left us aud went to
heaven. On Friday we took his re
mains to Johnson City. l bought II
ticket for myself and his body. At
Radford the body remained In the
depot over night I went to the
hotel. Next day | bought two more
tickets for Graham, Va. At d. m.
we arrived. His father met US bro
ken-hearted 80 brother, he was so
young, SO noble" lie said as he bowed
his head In sorrow.
We started the long road around
the mountain to Shawver's Mills,
Sydney's early home. The evening
and night were cold. Near II o'clock
we arrived and met the waiting
mother. She bore the stroke as a
Christian woman. Next day two of
her children aud some of her neigh
bors confessed Christ. Ga the road
TO the cemetery brother Shawver's
face frightened. He shed no more
tears but encouraged others and re-
joiced in the promise of God.
Winter passed and nearly all of
our winter green trees died, the
gronp planted by the little girls aud
their friend among them. In the
s .JriDg we went to the forest and
selected the finest sugar naples that
could be found and took one of them
as a memorial Of Siduy Shaver. We
dug place for 1t where his tree
g God in the center of the group
which his loving hand had planted
for the little girls.
With song and prayer it was
planted. Il grew, and is now very
beautiful and healthy. 1t has a tall
conical top aud being near to both
college and home it sways its top as