The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

1917 ~ 80 wv AAat sAAlA ~ a8TN
oi tie beautiful Sah Lake CITY, 10
agtia take Up thar aoaeWsN march
acron the bold Rockies, and The yalliss,
ssd plains iss, lie between them and
the eosing Mississippi river, they
would neS and gree; thsar mother and
thoss ~hO wOald be A~nxioasly waiting
Aad vstehiag for their rstusn. What
8 store Of delight they ssH laid up fox
them ia these plans Tor the failure,
Eben schools would Close, and they
bad haisbsd their sslf-InPossd duties
and cOald say 70 their kind friends and
to Old S~lntsr-"gOod bye
Bat alas ere this scheme vas fully
formed, Nays strsngth gave way Der
Hitherto uHe0aqusret energy tailed,
snd she was compelled to seek resi-
from her tolls, sooner THAI she eG-
Ps0tsd, and going oat to the loving
bOsPliahls hone Of Mr.. Waller Burns,
God sent her the ress, abe sought, snd
lnEesd Of sending her home to her
earth friends, took Der 70 himself and
her heaEsaly fnends and Lihis m.ds
the earthly journey alone, . ' with
the sllsal easkel that once contained
the spirit OF her loved and loving sister
Mary, who had gone to that more
beautiful home on high, that heavenly
home prepared for Der BY Jesus him.
self
whsa il became apparent that the
eod vas approaching, the klnd family,
in whose home she had sought rest,
sent in haste, for her sister Lizzie. who
WA = few miles away, and In = few
hours she reached her bedside, where
she continued watching aud waiting,
With the intense lore that bound them
together, until the end Of Der earth life
came. ThH waiting aud watching,
though 8 sad daily, was Q most thrilling
one, and the recOllectionI Of which,
and Of the loving tender communion
OF these ho0rs blessed by the presence
Of the gentle Jesus, will 90 With Lizzie
to Der latest days. and will hallow the
rest Of her life with the sweetness and
fragrance OF the upper world. As
Lizzie would talk to her Of getting we'll
and Of going home, she would answer
with the utmost assurance-'l Am 60
ing hOme.r And when reminded Of
the valley and the shadow OF death,
replied, ''Jesus 10 with me-" When
her sister said to her, "MAry, you lore
Jesus; you have always loved him."
She replied, "yes, | have always loved
him "And he loves you" And she
answered, ''yes. Jesus loves me- Oh
what 50 assurance! How 1t must have
lghtsned that room at the midnight
hour, to that almost crushed, yet gen.
tie sister, to hear these gracious words
fall from those dying lips. Well may
that sister say, 81 would not exchange
the rseolleetions, the blessings Of that
hour for any earthly good" Daring
this glorious scene, sister LiIfle's
watchtul eye never quit lie case from
that peaceful face. Noticing the lips
seemed to be dry, with Der gentle hand
she attempted to noisseu them, when
Mary would lightly push her band
away, - though she seemed to think
her sister was brushing away . tiss
implanted there BY some Unseen one.
Add v hen LkEie would lightly touch bel
band, shs would withdraw her hand
as though some other unseen
hand wss leading her, gently leading
! her sloug The way. At tines she wOult
look ap aud point towards bssVSn and
! call the names OF departed ones, thos'
1 dear girls Of her childhood, and whom
| her Own two sisters, Lizzie and Rosa
90 much IoTed while here on earth, Obi
t would say, Matte" "Mattie,'
"Alma," "Alma." And when I.izzl'
8 asked her "sister Mary, do you NEAR
, Matte Grant," and Cousin Almas AM
E she replied, Eyes, Matte Grant an
Cousin Alma" These two young
. women preceded her 10 her fsthsr'i
house, and they were thsrs IS saints
TO gree, her coming. And then too
che spoke Of her father, who seemed Il
= lore her above any Of his children, AM
q who was ~passionatsly and most rsVsr
. emily loved BY her, n being IN th
D home TO which she Wal fast Fastening
o and when reminded OF those who wer
snTiously wishing for her return to b.
earthly home, she said, "rou can o.
1 come 10 see me in shat beautiful home,
the home Of the soul, with such Viiion
4 Of heaven.
i "Who, who would live always, away froE
= his God,
. Away ircn o heaven. that bIissi'
/ Bat | must close. Farewell iwes
c%ousini We shall cherish your man
deeds Of kindness, and your word, {
tender love. but nothing more ardent.
II more fOndly than the glorious test
noBy given In the hour Of calm d,
- parture from the world. Dssth eau
% 80 softly, 90 ssss.ly, that fidiu
geE;ly, peacefully fading Tor hosr
If like . flower that has had its day
'. wss a 6tung end Of earthly life. De-
" "Old MaehPslah" the city Of our d
n parted ones, nov holds all that
b. morsl Of our sweet cousin Mary
D. Young. She Slssps beside her is,he
he and will take her rest, tail Jssp, come
Iad calls her 10 life, to JON thai i
nuuerAbls company Of the redesme
an r.
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Tbs Ladies' Aid Society, Of the BApti
I'd Church will sutsf,aln a. the parsona
II, BsIt Tbuisdsy. from thrss 70 sisT,
O'Clock p. N. Tbs art gallery will 10 Of
=, ~fsstnrs Of especial lntsTsst.
Rsirssb0ssts will tsssrFsdi consist
be Of tA~adHlcbss, saiads, pickles. orulis.
,ut eoses. ehooo!ats, Ices aud taxes.
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hs ssst out, 70 b bro1ghI 10 By i
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