Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-11-07
]. V. WILLIAMS
Msxicss City Clerk Writes an In
tsresting Letter Ab0us His Wife
ard Her Kane

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and Her Home
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NUIoo. No, Oct AFTER an
absence Of eighteen years, my wife and
], returned last week to The home Of
her childhood. and where l. as a
country school teacher. - passed few
4 years, the happieSt Ia an ny memory
and the recollection Of which heauti-
feS every reminicence Of those happy
asys 50 radiant with the enrzpfured
/ JOYS q life among people who sim
seem to ne 70 be the grandest Noble
men OF GodizEeztion.
More tb4n . quarter OF a century
since l said Goodbye to th1Se dear
people among whom had been farmer,
teacher and merchant, / said goodbye
% them and their children and sought
a home in this city, where have ever
since lived. We returned to Perry and
vicinity TO ind all changed. The
bright-eyed school girl, who as pupil
at ten yezrs Of age puzzled her brain
over the intricaces OF problems in
mathematics, now has solved many Of
the problems and mysteries Of matri-
mony, and marriage; ''silver threads
among the gold are now seen among
the once autum:colored ringlets Of
that happy school girl when We taught
school.
And the bare footed boy Of stone
bruises and brier-scratched feet is now
the doctor, lawyer, banker or business
man that has made Lick Creek country
famous among the western states and
its homes, the artistic and luxuriant
in the land. God bless the dear old |
country. We wish it was proper in a |
newspaper article to call the names Of
all we met there who are bound TO Us
by stronger than human laws can
make. The tear drop mingled with
the smile as we talked with many.
Oh. 50 many, who had passed "uDder
the sod that the Angel Of death holds
over the household. There sleeps two
In the sunny land of the south where
the fragrance Of the orange blossom
perfumes the air and the nightingale's
song enchants the ear. The one, the
founder and honored pillar Of the
town, the other his sweet, christian
spirited daughter, who was once my
Sunday School pupil. met her sweet
little girl who reflects her image. And !
my dear old friend, S. B. Smith, the
soul Of honor and the champion Of
social life, who In his christian death
left a rich legacy to his noble wife
dearer than all the diamonds Of earth.
But desist; the names dear departed
ones come too thick and the hand
touch Of the loved ones left behind
draws too strongly ON the hearts ten
der sympathy. Oh, what a strange
thing is this we call ''life" whose path
way leads through 50 many shadows
where sorrows gloomy footballs sooften
fan upon the ear 10 destroy the hearts
happiness and the enjoyment Of the
blessings God has given US. Thank
God He does not take our loved ones
away from US, but is the author Of life,
for "as In Adam all die, so in Christ
shall all live
Oh, what a blessing that the rain
bow Of hope oyer-arches our pathway
and gladdens us as the sunshine Of
Gods immeasurable mercy. And our
lives are beautified by the sweet COM
panionship Of those we love; who like
fragrant flowers on the roadside
gladen and cheer us as we move to that
unseen cline, from which no traveller
returns. We are rapidly moving into
| that intermediate state in the spirit
world to wait the judgement day. In
company with anumber OF dear friends,
we visited the graveyard, which is now
almost surrounding the old church.
Oh, what sacred memories come troop
ing up as we think Of the dead sleep
ing there and that old church. There
as beaux and sweethearts we met and
sang the dear old songs in the happy
springtime Of life when loves tender
ties made life roseate bower of per
petual delights. Thank God the joys
are not all gone with youth, but as
age comes on and years go by, we can
still love and enjoy the pure and the
beautiful and with a!frmer and deeper
feeling than in the young life OF
butterfly existence.
To my wife and me, this was one Of
the happiest visits in all Of our thirty
Eve years Of married life. The autumn
foliage Of the forest trees was never
50 beautiful to US before, bright golden,
yellow, crimson-red and dark green
blended most beautifully and made
our ride through the woods one Of en-
chanting delight. Not many more
such happy meetings and paFtings
win be ours, as was this but together
again II redeemed, we will all meet
once more here In this beautiful world.
"When that which is perfect Is come,
when with new heaven and a new
earth, the four squared city Of the
new Jerusalem shall descend to dwell
with men on earth forever" l am so
glad John wrote Revelations twenty
one. Let Us all turn to it and read it
again. Kindly yours,
J. V. WILLIAMS.
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