The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-01

hand sornes and manifest boys = ever
saw. He was not too serious, not the
least bit oldish, not goody.goody; put
just a. high spirited, healthy "hole
souled young fellow, stlll OF promise anu
full of fun It Is needless TO say tnat
slas parents adorea him. Not only MS
parents. but a. host Of relatives, ana ! ali
who ever met him were attracted oy nun
and became Immediately his trlenos.
HEART DISEASE
But the tender father knew what otners
friends did not-that there was a STEADY
approach OF a, fatal illness, and that the
shock to the system and fright and long
suffering. after his fall, had produced a
most serious volvula. heart disease that
was sure to end fatallysunlesss some klno
Providence could arrest it; unit. 1t was
outgrown and the strength of manhooo
secured. knowing tbs. sDr.sGates surfer
ed great anxiety over his only child; but
he let no chance go to brighten the young
life so precious to him.
Last summer he took Juian 10 tne
North, to Milwaukee, where all the emil
nent surgeons met In ASSOCIATION, ana
lin apparent Indifference. but with a Tear
sful feeling OF sure doom, he examined
the little BOYS heart with the Roentsen
Ray. and saw what he says nearly killed
him, although he had known 1t petore,
by oil the knowledge he possessed.
Julian mad indeed grave malady, ana
around the heart was a white shadow,
where red blood should have been!
What the father endured when the
h-ight eyes Of his son looked In ms lace
and asked him what he saw may be
imagined.
But the brave father of the brave <on
evaaed questions and tried by every
means to avert the lads atten~i n s1rcni
his trouble He also tried, as ne 'iau
never tried before, to keep the pfecl as
rift, Heaven had sent him ny Pill his
medical skill and advice from others.
PONY AND CART.
He took Julian to the pony-farnl, near
Lexington, KY, and allowed MN TO Sc.
lect one of the very finest shetlahu %.
The farm, anG then followed one hapRs
summer for the dear little boy. With nus
wh;te-spotted rony and red cart he went
"a work in the open air, and such loEeiy
drives as ne gave all the children ne
knew rarely falls to the village chiiu
lot A gentleman told me that ne never
saw the cart that it was not full OF emil
dren. while the happy little master "o0io
go to great pans to please them hii.
He was very fond of pets ana Iiaa
MANY kinds about him. He spent part d
+ha /, ct sweet summer of his life in New
castle. with his favorite cousins. ana the1e
made everybody his friend. Jullan was
we'll known at the White Sulphur Springs,
where he went often during summer ano
one of his handsomest photographs 10
the one taken with the group OF cnlloren
at the "Old White" after a chlloreii
cotillon, to which he was invited, gwen
bv Mrs. Mary Lee Harman, OF ne"
York. No one ever met Julian that NJ
did not at once take tho fair, frank-1aceo,
beautiful boy into his heart.
The people where he lived, loFeo
him; the servants in his home ioveo anu
respected him, and a host Of relatives nv
ing far from him. felt that ne nn I
brighter their lives by his sweet letter7,
his little gifts at Christmas anu ms -
ready affection for them. Thus dlo II
seem a frowning Providence that Julian
must so soon sicken and desc lovely
was his influence so promising MS III
trre. so much had he to live for.
When the first frosts began to chill the
air and he could not much more go out
every day, and he began to weaken SO
chat he could no longer drive the strong
little pony his father sent for his favor1te
little cousin to brighten his long days III
his chair. then she had to sit by him, or
stand at his side; and see him fade away
dav after day; his brown = eyes grow
brighter with fever, his dear, kind, little
hands, thinner and thinner. Other
friends came, but it was the two little
girls he loved so well that he took most
interest in. and who could make the dawn
como quicker and the day pass by
QUIET END. f'g. =
For seven weeks he suffered. never be-
ing ahle il, all that time to lie down at
ALL When, on Friday morning, after
night of restless agony, Julian asked to
be lifted to the bedside from his chair,
he seemed to become easier, and his lace
grew radiant. while he murmured g. poc-
M !
ing his eyes. he cried: ooh, mamma. see!
Beautiful, beautiful oh, so beautiful"
About an hour after that Julian died.
He was e1nbalmcd and laid in a casket
OF white plush, lined with snowy pillows
Of satin and filed in with white roses.
All of his broken-heartened cousins
came and wept over his beautiful body
Hassetine and William Moore. from
Wheeling. W. Va; Frank Maloncy, from
Staunton, Va; ]. w. Marshall, Jr., and
wife, Of Newcastle; Allen and Dorothy
Maloney, of Virginia (the two faithful
little cousins who had helped nurse h!m),
and to whom he was always devoted.
And his aunts, to whom he was very
precious in life, Mrs. Leone NIoorc, Mrs.
Alice Haynes, and Mrs. J. w. Marshall
and Mrs. Thornton Maloney-all these
were mourncrs at his bier.
HIS father and mother. to whom he was
everything, anu WHO lldAA eAIltiuSlSu S'S-S
means to restore him to health, were n
consolabe.
BEAUTEOUS FLOWERS.
Kind friends of the family arranged
the beautiful and impressive cere aonies
of the interment on Sunday following
his death. Floral tributes from many
sources were sent Among those was the
handsome stand with star and crescent
design in white and pink roses, sent by
the knights Of Pythias. as q token to
their stricken brother, the father of the
boy. Miss Fannie Eagen, Julian's teach
err, and her brother. Mr. John Eagen,
sent handsome harp of White roses.
Mrs. Leone Moore, of Wheeling. offered
a splendid pillow in white roses. with
motto in pink Other fowers-carnat1ons
,oses. Observation-Disclosures sent by
Hubert Price, of Dunsmore Business. Col
lege, Stanton; F. X. Malon4y, Stalln-
on; DR.. Harry Moore, Ronceverte; Mrs.
Moore. Ronceverte; DR.. and Mrs DeNeb5
ber Mr.. and l,lrs. Whiting. Mr.. and Mrs
BRAY, Mr.. Krama and Miss Alice HAYNES.
Mrs. j. W. Marshall and many ot:.
ers, until the room was covered with L.
sweet, perishable flowers, 50 knocking to
the heart-s.ck bereft ones. At ) O'Clock