The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-12-20

"AslVas o0AA1uR 6uC atoiy VI uSf SlStcF
Caroline's life. When Caroline was
married TO Stephen Tabor and moved
TO Wisconsin, the little home at Adrian
Michigan was lonely one indeed for
the younger sister. Still she persisted
in her studies, and we have left to US
as precious keepsakes many OF the
writings OF those earlier days, writings
which chow breadth of mind, y deli
eacy OF language and nobility of
thought which would do credit, at q
similar age, TO any of our most gifted
writer's.
1t was during the school days at
Adrian that mother became acquainted
with the young, ambitious and brainy
German boy, j. Fred Meyers, whom she
aftervard married, and whose loyal
loving wife che was until his death and
whose memory she has cherished fondly
until now they are reunited for Etern-
ity. After school days, came the first
work as wage Garner. 1t was teaching;
the wages we're pitifully small. She
was forced to board round" among the
poor pioneers of Wisconsin where she
taught. The fare was of the coarsest,
the privations were many and it was in
this work that was laid on her the hand
Of invalidism which was upon her
throughout her life. Returning to
Adrian after several years of teaching
che was married on Sept 14th 1858 to
Mr.. J. Fred Meyers and they at once
removed to Germantown Ohio where
Mr.. Meyers was the editor of weekly
paper called the Independent. Here
on Nov. 1st 1850, Charles kimball the
eldest child was born. He was q COM
fort to his mother all the remaining
days OF her life. During the earlier
days he was almost more than q son to
her. He was her constant companion
and friend. She trusted him with a faith
which was implicit and her confidence
was never once misplaced. Brother
Charles has Thousand blessed memOr-
les to console him. He was always
good and true, and the mother-love for
her hrst-born never grew one whit the
less. Mr.. Meyers achieved much repu-
tation from his newspaper and political
work but his paper was not great
financial success and he sold it and
purchased farm near Adrian, Mich.
Father was not good farmer and the
days that followed we're perhaps the
hardest Of their welded lives; poverty
looked in at,the window and itrequired
all of the bravery and devotion Of both
to tide them'over andikeep the wolf from
i the door. Finally came the election Of
Abraham Lincoln and the appointment
of Salmon p. Chase as Secretary of the
\ -ETreasury. Mr.. Chase was . warm
, personal and political friend of Mr..
Meyers and at once offered him posi-
tion in the Treasury department. 1,
, took much raking and scraping to &c,
together the little sum required to take
the bread winner to Washington and
the little left for the home, although
, most carefully husbanded, was nearly
. gone before generous share Of the
. first months salary came to provide
for the necessities of the household
Soon Mr.. Meyers returned to the west
the farm and belongings we're sold and
the good sister Carrie took the mother
and her boy back to Wisconsin where
they lived for some time while the
; father was saving to found little
home in Washington.
1t was in Wisconsin that Lille was
born, the little daughter who brighten.
, ed the home for but few short months
J but whose memory has been enshrined
ina mother's heart during all these
; years. The little sister whom We have
never seen is reunited with her mother
now and we can but envy them the
meeting and the happiness Of an etern.
ity together. 1t was in Wisconsin also
that the second daughter, Grace, was
born. The child who was to be
the stay and comfort of our mOther's
later years. Constant, in season and
out of season, watching with the mos,
J tender care; ever helpful, thoughtful
and painstaking; no child was ever
truer and dearer and more of COMP pan
ion and friend than sister Grace has
has been to mother. For many years
the care of the dear mothers health
has been almost the sole charge of he,
: daughters life. Their hearts were
bound up in each other There was
/ the most intimate relationship between
} them, the relationship that needs moi
words, that divines the thoughts ani
} forestalls the wishes of those 1--WE love
Much as shall we miss our mother, it il
) the loving sister upon whom the great
est burden of grief must fall. Her com
fort must be in the thought of how
much happiness she brought into hel
r mothers life, of how much of pain ant
suffering she eased her and OF tina