Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-02-27
Mrs. Elizabeth EskrIdne Mcaavock.

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i The ante bellum type of the noble
Southern matron is rapidly passing
away. a
| The discipline she underwent al
mistress Of the plantation" served to
Undue her with every grace and virtue.
Industry, economy. patience. kind
ness, self denial aud boundless hospi-
talitY were the characteristics of the
cultured Southern matron. She was
the good angel Of the plantation. To
her the servants looked to as their
friend, benefactress and mediator. In
sickness she was their nurse; and II
that sickness were unto death
..At her control
| Despair and anguish ned the stru vRlinG soul,
| Comfort came down tho trembling wretch
And lis iast, faltering accents whispered
praise"
The courteous. polite, old time slaves
some of whom still lfnger with us
may justly be said to be the work of
her hands. She was the best Of mis-.
Sionaries. Our civil war demonstrated
dom. nor the opportunities of the re-
to break the tie that bound the slave
W lib kAl6bI0hos w oll0 tu0 uu6U0A0
and father were absent In the army
they worked with willing hands for the
"mistress' and the little ones.
Educated in the finest schools of the
country these noble women proved
themselves we'll equipped for every
vicisitude of life. They knew how 80 |
be sbased and how TO abound" DO
nestle virtues seemed to be an uni Z.
va oil 11h ond ond 70
sweet Influences and duties were par /
were no castles or exclusive cliques .
honesty we're rated higher than mere !
trance to the most exclusive circles.
and sufferrings of these matrons Of the !,
the arms of their fathers, brothers,
fight it to the last.
The above thoughts were suggested
by the announcement of the death of
For several years prior to her death she
She was a true type of the Southern
A4ouAOGs WxO6O OA0A 6OuCh l0VAO6 WO A0t0
SO briefly and imperfectly outlined
above At the death of her husband,
Edward l. Mc6avock, whom she sur
managing large estate fell upon her;
and Notwithstanding the fact that she
was an invalid for many years previous
to her death, she managed her estate
with cOnsummate prudence, Judgment
nd ohilitu no r.ifvv
OstentatiOuS as 1t was unstinted; many
ing from whence came the timely aid
In their hour of need.
She had practlced self.denial until it
had almost become q second nature
with her. ParsimoniOus when eelf
lighted to confer happiness upon 9th
ers. Her plety YVES practical, showing !
itself 10 good works -ather than empty |
professions. The 'wiseman" has said,
Favor is deceitful and beauty is vain,
but a woman that feareth the Lord
shall be praised. Give her of the fruit |
praise her.
RaphIne Items.
Raphine. Feb. % 1t has been some |
time since the items of our village |
have appeared in the SPECTATOR, but |
we hope to respond oftener during the |
year 1908
We are indeed experiencing some |
rough weather in the midst Of winter, |
with its icy and snowy scenery, and all !
nature is hustled as the earth IL en-
hhrOuded in her enOWV-mAntle
Mr.. Hansfold Bell has accepted the
position of electrician for the Telephone
Co.
Miss Stephie Roadcap is visiting her
grandmother in Goshen.
Miss Wahneta Berry has returned
to her home here from Lexington.
Mrs Jennie Saunders and daughter,
Miss Susie, who have been with her
brother, Mr.. A. e. Fultz. will return
to her home in Mississippi this week.