Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-08

/ IL thew were guilty nf vic o,1ss v,ra ff Ia es
IN r,rivate life she wa hli SIN, ;pnor-
ance Of their dunJicitv ana e are .
4 came Ia her knnv,leeips, the.,r ahsenca
/ wa . rn,,eh more arcentabla { :, s,,e; Than
Their nres.ence n lean one,, ,a,.ret n, J, !
TAT col,rt receptions when she was
show-n the list ~ nerso,s, q, bss y,res, :
/ ed 10 her. she did not hesitate on ao..
co,,n+ IL M. tighs ~ ;nfi,,antioi ,,os;t;5,n
occupied by them, to unceremoniously
| s,r, tf.b l1n,ts II, ! of tbosa whose
4 private lives bore tl1e least faint of I'M
| pll1.ity. #, may tr,thf,l1lv he. "a ia of her
woman l,,rd al, 4. 4 ls,,s
in her sight With whom contact NJ. I
nolluton yvn,,ld 10 ;o5 y,
a az ali an9, :, ,vo,,,,,, and e,1 ,wo,,l,
coselv fo1lows Ma, !,
spect IA, Il wo,,,, Wort, 4, ), oral II ~.
formatio, and the. o,.ld !,
diss Queen Wet oa,ia,s ,sIndlines "a - ma
\ symuathy maiden her ;f.not a s.s,,,,,y, .
philantl,ronist. vet IA the f,,lias = and
/ trues,t sense of the tern, 4 ,er,, ,,enaro,s
and benevolent woman am, al1bs, 4, S i,
I said that she died verv rich b,,t cer-
4 tainly ROT more 50 bv any near t,,a, !,
Imany in, the walks ~ ar; Val e5l;fa hnth
lin her own and other lands While had
she been neglectful Of the wants, az Ina
poor ana suffering. and boarded hers;,,s
come as many Others are doing she
Jcertainly could have inerea setl her ,,ri-
! waite fortune enormously Wbile she
maintained the dignity Of her position
lin manner becoming the ruler of a
great nation. yer. so far as sfl 8 vi az per-
sonaly concerned its grandeur conssst
led in its purity and sincere Simplicity.
and there vas "a CONSPICUOUS absence Of
those gauds trappings and attractive
Eornanents7 SO signally manifested bv
oriental monarchs. whose private. lives
| would not bear q close scrutiny. Vet
whose manner Of dress set the fashions
| for the vulgar world, which regards
4 the outraged appearance rather than
1 the inward character AS a mother.
Queen Victoria has left al, example
| which, in many respects, ii would be
Well for future generations il the moth
jers of the present day would initiate.
especially those mothers who move in
3what is known as the upper circles OF
society The queen was no believer in
! that modern fad. which is contributing
/ &c swell the ranks of the criminal class
6 and the serious depletion of what
Otherwise should be the better element
cf the Social fabric of the world viz !.
| That a numerous offspring, born in holy
wedlock, is TO be regarded as bordering
ion the dlsgraceful. She was the mother
! Of what, in these days of prudish nicety.
you'd be regarded! as a very large fam
lily, and without doubt so far as her ex-
/ ample and training had any effect in
siloldiug their after lives. her influence
| upon them was for the development of
rpbe, upright manhood and woman
hood, and if any of them have departed
from the paths of strict rectitude, the
cause is TO be found in them and not in
aer Christians, motherly example o1
teaching. Without doubt. in her reIa-
jton TO them as mother, she manifested
Fine same tender love and sympathy. tht
same tender guardianship over thell
niorals which We're 50 signally manifest
IN ali her associations OF life i do no
say She was blameless or without
fault far from for there is but one
| nlamelsss, faultiess life. the Christ OF
4 God. who knew no sin. but toward her
faults | would exercise that charity
! Which thinketh3 no evil. and covererh a
! flultitude Of sins Not because she was
= aueei did tbs peaiis. gates swing sopsr
q admit her ransoined spirit INTO tiis
4 paradise Of God. not because OF her re-
lssal splendor as the ruler OF one Of
! eartl's greatest Kingdoms, did the an
\ sells and the i.ansonled host crowd the
/ nattlenents to weeoIile her TO her eter-
isal rtsst. but bseause she was royal
4 tristan woman who lived pr;ieticing
4 thest woinanly Tristan virtues in Il
+ sllnist where they are seldom found, and
4 fer these reasons have come to you to-
cay With this tribute Of praise TO one
! Who most richly deserves far more than
/ has been said Of her. OF her ii may be
| sald that mary ksales and queens have
Gene vlrtuousy, but thou excellest them
/ all, Farewell. sweet queen, Hanored
n III IS triumphant IN death and blessed
turnout eternity. We could not be pres
se,lt 70 place even one little flower on thy
Saskat, and therefore today We throw
I a Kiss OF warn1est affection across the
| ial1row stream which separates us till
the resurrection morn. Farewell noble,
kindly, gracious woman. devoted wife
loving mother, synlpathiziilg friend
sssueen OF queens, until that last great
besay shali come that ushels in the iifs
Immortal when the kings, and queens
and princes and governors, and the
,,eat 0.les of the earth shall bring the
insignia OF their royalty and honor and
glory and lay them donsfi as contribu-
tions 70 tse King Of kiass; and when