Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-21
Iucv Randolph Fleming.
s lRr Mrs Margaret E Ssngster.l

,aarest and dearest ones so Rreat' t
IS | think Of thelr Overwhelming i
sorrow. that my pen almost falters t
IS l write Of my beloved friend; /
The world is rooer without her, g
and losieli.r, and | have not grown I
accustomed to the thought or Tue
empi, chair, the closed desk. the
yacant place in her home. For her
the change to the heavenly naoita-
tion j. an infinite gain: She has
entered oy that state Of endless bless
eanass from care released" where;
in the presence Of the Master ana
at his right hand, there are pleas
ures forever more.
The sht ut of them that triumph
The song Of them that FEAST
For those she has left, albeit
tliey are comforted in the tribaIa-
ton by sustaining faith, ana ey
steadfast acquiescence in the Will
Of God, there must be days OF walk i.
inc softly With the joy of life eclips-
cd Their precious one has been
lifted higher, out of their sight,
thouch not very far away, since
heaven may be nearer than we
think and they who mourn catch
oftenest amid their tears faint muir,
mnrs Of its melodies and watts OF
It's fragrance. ..o
I knew Mrs Fleming when she
was a verv little child u quaint
demure, thoughtful little beng,
. VI wise bevond her years. Her father
, was Henry Ward Randolph OF
Richmond, Va.-the family seal
Warwick" on the James. below
the city: her mother was Deborah
e Perry. Of Schaghticoke, New York
At tie time of Lucy's. birth, MI
e and Mrs Randolph were residents t.
Of Brooklyn. New York, and ii
was there that |, school girl, grew
{ fond OF the little sister of one o
a NV dearest friends, Anna Randolph
now Mrs William T Price, OF Mar
e linton. W. Va.
g Little Lucy liked to sit, quiet o
l. mouse, beside her elders, listen
ING to their conversation, and sho"
% inc an Unsuitable appetite 10
- stories. OF these, told in the flte
l;ybt. or at bedtime, she had he
as fa, orites, for which she asked owe
e and over. wears afterward RECALLING
is some Of them for her own iltt
daughter.
'ol old when the family returned
taeir home in Richmopd, and t the e
10. on farm. just on the edge Of tn
De- so beautiful city, Lucy's, childho(
ns was spent. She developed, as mig
8, ! have been expected from her Dir
sal and training, love OF study a
We We almost passion for reading al
' ,ra her youthful mind was fed on go
I've I've literature. With her Bible $
e ss was familiar, for it was her ga ia
re- re- companion, and her beautll
aoS Christian mother taught her
o ;a memorize as we'll as to read It. a
Ma. to the end of her life the habit
ca :, reverent Bible study was malnta
,re. ed. ~
' ae AS a child and as a woman NJ
EN- III. Fleming had pronounced love
eaS dnmb ANIMALS, and by some wit
"eu ery Of her own could win the c.
A. fdence Of wild creatures and ia
. .he them if she chose. Dogs, G
ny horses were among the objects
al. are her affection, and she spoke
epe them in language they "
,' co quick to understand.
4 , w ~ There was always between U
Iveo whimsical dispute on the subJec,
hese cats. for which | hare an avers
G .o4 and which thronged about
n I,rs' even waits and strays claiming
E 7.,'o protection, and neighbours
/ in seeking her home Fa!nef 'ha''
,.;cos owns
fl ths Early III her girlhood' Lucy ~ I
= "D e. dolph was led to embrace VI
m. o and made pio 'ession OF her II
i, l !, 3 uniting with the Third Presb,yts
auh- church, Richmond, under the I
istry of Rev P b Price.
;. In her walk and converse
'iihg she was ever a consistent foll(
"e ,,ao Of the Master.
t Her marriage with Rev. no y
me INC Fl Fleming was the coronatlo
Ds her life. Never were two pc
y sa, more entirely suited to each o.
y ' supplementing one another i
1avel Jectually aud spiritually, devote
cure reciprocal love, and truly OF
eases CHRIST. Successfully Mrs. Fler
became the mistress OF the N
at Franklin, w. Va, Woods
!: 80 10 and Lynchburg, Va;
a SO av A ministers wife has much
your with his success, and it will b
ills do testimony of all OF DR. Elem
Cure. oa1ss people; in whatsoever place,
Genus his wife fulfilled the ideal rec
ments of a delicate position
noEA ways given to hospitality al
glad to receive tne visits of
,DITOR Hook, giving eneo,S IA =,
{ WAS welcome TO young anu III ,
RECT far rs bea,!h ano ~ 10 40,
Collie, permit, ooihS. "n" u s,ron,
RENE the congressman ta..st IN
al eign Missions, led her: to es $
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