The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-05
WHOLE NO. 1881
In Menor;am.

k1Died, oiiconsumption, after a lingering III
ness, John Guilford Pau, Dec. "a, 1899, at the
Guilford home In Owosso township.
Mr.. Pfau was born in st. Louis. Mo-, Jan, Is.
1865, and was the son OF Mrs. Eliza M. and the
late Lieut..G. Adolphus Pau, OF the Mo. VOL.
u. s. A, Of the war Of the rebellion.
Coming to Michigan, when a small child, he
lived with his parents at.Lansing, spending va
cations with his grandparents at the Guilford
farm. About ten years we're spent in this way.
during which time he was eprived of his father
by death. Manfully he said, II can take care
of my mother. land that spirit controlled his
whole life While continuing In school he be-
gan his business career by distributing the De-
troit Evening News to it's patrons in Lansing
In 1881 he joined relatives of his father la the
city o. New York, entering the office of Puck"
published by his cousin, the late Joseph Keph-
Ter. He began at the bottom round Of the print
ers trade and by faithful performance of his
duties, for he would not presume upon family
ties, he worked his way upward thro' the
mechanism OF publishing house. till he filled
| the important and lucrative position of "lay
ones cutter" :. His mother was now with him
and these were happy years. But now, there
began to be manifest the symptoms Of the dis
| ease that insidiuously fastened itself upon him
| Not alarming at first but ever more and moro
apparent, till a growing weakness and unmis.
taxable evidences compelled him to look the
| situation In the face. Medical treatment did
| n AFFORD the desired effect, and work had TO
be abandoned "for the present." he thought
ITO the west" that "Eldorado" where is buried
| countless hopes, he turned with q fond anticl-
patton that the change Of climate, and re st
would restore him to usefulness again,
second affiiction had come VI on him. which
shut him from his friends and the worlu to no
inconsiderable extent. A deafness so profound
| that all pleasure In sound was denied him, ex-
cept that which reached his ear by means of a
speaking tube. This 100, he bore without be-
coming morose, and betook himself more close
ly TO his favorite pastime, reading.
| The rugged and varied scenery of Colorado
filled with delight his beauty loving heart and
The hope of ultimate recovery he drew in with
every inspiration Of the exhilrating air Three
and half years he continued to cherish the
ever Elusive hope Of the consumptive, and in
1896 he came back to the home In Owosso where
In his childhood he had spent many happy days
to give up the struggle and live out his life as
best he could. Here loving hands and hearts
ministered TO his needs and comfort, anxiously
wishing to prolOng his now fading life.
Bravely and even cheerfully he waited the
final summons, keeping In the back ground all
signs of invalidism, meeting his friends with
smile and pretty comfortable thank YOU" till
Frustrated upon his bed. For eight months he
was unable to leave his room, and he grieved
that he was burden so long to his friends
One by one he reluctantly gave over little cher
ished tasks TO the hands OF his mother and with
out murmur he saw that the white messenger
was not far away. When the day before Christ.
mas began to dawn after a night of indiscriba-
BILE suffering, he said to those about him This
is my last night" With calmness wonderful
to witness he said GOOD bye" calling each one
tenoerly by name, adding "God bless you, God
bless all my friends" Then reyerently with
closed eyes, "God forgive all my sins, for
Chiist's sake, "Gong to Jesus" We caught the
words family, and we thought him going; but
no, he rallied somewhat and some medic ne was
administered he looked up and said, Don't
keep me, let me CO." Another time he whis.
pered You're so goo d to me- all my friends are
good TO me" and so sinking and rallying TO suf
fer again, weary, tired nature sank to rest, and
his spirit escaped from its prison house OF clay
to Him who gave it, as a bird from the hand OF a
captor. simple funeral service was held al
the house, Rev, j. p. Warner, of the Methods,
church, speaking itstructively from the text
IF a man die, shall he live againY' We laid the
earthly remains in an ashesof roses plush
covered casket and conveyed them to Oak
Grove cemetery and left them beside his father
He had bright, appreciative mind, quick,
quiet sense of humor that made him delight
ful companion. Altogether he took life from q
sedrous standpoint; and his Judgment OF
men and passing events possessed the maturity
usually found in middle life He was one o,
those pure, rare natures that could mingle free
ly with the world yet he kept unsullied from
the worlds vices. Wherever he went he drew
TO himself many choice friends who hold his
memory dear. The patience with which hi
bore his years Of inactivity and suffering, was
beautiful lesson to all who knew him. He
looked upon death as a release and an open dool
to wider and better opportunities, and hii
friel DIS feel assured that the life that now Is his
possesses for him, sweetness, Joy and low
eternal. L. ID. p.