The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-09-26
NEWsHERALD HILLsBORO THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2o, 1901
Isabel Ksech.

Born, February 10, 1874, died, Sep.
tember 9, 1901.
''Bstwesn two brsashs what crowded mysteries
The tir:t short gasp. the last and long drawn
Like Phautoms painted on the mario slide.
Forth from the darkness, Of the past we glide.
AZ living shadows for moment sesn
In airy pageant on the eternal screen,
Traced BY ray from one unchanging flame,
Then seek the dust and stiffness whence II
| CANA"
If ever the Mystery of Things
shall be explained It will be manifest
ed to US why SO many promising and
useful lives are cut of before their
sun has reached its meridian, while SO
many that have no promise, even, of
usefulness are allowed to linger su-
perhuous to the longest span allotted
to mankind.
The young lady who is the subject
of this brief sketch, lived life of
usefulness and pain, and the most use.
ful feature of that short life is the
example 1t affords of duty we'll per.
formed under the most painful condi-
tions, for she came into the world
with an inherent weakness of consti.
tuition that doomed her to physical |
suffering for life.
The eldest daughter of the late John
FL. Keech and one of seven children
born to mother, who like her daugh.
ter, was never strong and often inca
pacitated by i'll health to perform her
domestic duties. Isabel yery early
became her mothers trusted and com.
petant assistant In the management
and direction Of the family, and with
untiagging industry and courage gave
much of her time and labor to the as
sistance of her father in the conduct
of the various public offices filed by
him in his life time.
Four years ago her mother died and
her father, who had long been in fail.
ing health, in less than a year follow.
ed his wife to the grave. At the
time of his death, and for some years
previously, he was the manager of the
Adams Express Co.'s business at Hills
boro, but owing to physical condition,
the duties, responsibilities and labor
of the business were assumed by the
daughter, who now rests by the side
of her parents she loved, and who low
ed her as her worth deserved.
OF all the great business corpora
tions none perhaps are more exacting
than the Express Co. but so we'll had
she performed her duties, that her
employer, contrary to its usual GUS
toms, which is to employ men only as
its representatives, gave her the po-
sition held by her father and she re-
tanned it until a few months ago, when
failing health compelled her to resign.
The illness was fatal, and she knew it
but with the patience and courage
that characterized her whole life, she
bore 1t uncomplainingly to the end.
Since the death of her parents, the
family, with the exception of the
brother James, who is married and
resides at Newark, O., remaining to-
gether. With one accord they recog.
nized Isabel as the head of their little
group, and she was to them not only
sister but an unfailing friend consel.
lor and helper, and all were bound to-
gether by the closest ties of affection.
She had suffered much, and she was
glad to enter into that dreamless'
sleep which is final rest. To that rest
she passed leaving behind her only
loving, kindly memories of life and
example beautiful in their goodness
and purity.