The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-13

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glad s eoipieltH her re rerous5 & BOUNTY
sshe eye ot man1 llitt Us chila has snarEs
I'D With md ieaFts thfo bbed1 with
|delig t1ts as she wit th rew:s from soma shis:
ding place Tho rosy: App n he juioS speach{
OF pea, the gold den sorang gss thas lussi6uss
cake OF sugar plum 60: place into, ,its eng ger
willing hand as a oxen! Of fherjloYe.T Thei
words OF ono OF her aged maid servants;
as ssho looked on her lifeless form I; convoy
worthy tribute to this storliug virtue Of
her heart s. She essw was $50 good s. to me: 1
always giving mo sonnet thing Bless
her soul ! She was the best woman that
God ever made, and I loved her so 'l5SS
The poor and needy never went empty
handed afom her d door::s She reached
out her hand to tho poor: ); yea; she re ach-
ed forth her hand to the ne edy3::E md tho
aged were often the iobie oh ofl hor bo,iiin.9
teous love, in the delicate and nourishinp,,
dishes prepared By her own generous and
willing hands. -
One. expression Of. charity is hospitality
and she most willingly and gladly render.
cd strict obedience to tho scriptural .in,.
junction, u Use hospitality one to another.
without grudging, q = . Hor door wa s open
to strangers, lofty or, lowly, as well rs to
friends and acquaintnn COS, but most cspo.
cially to the minislry-G God s messengers
! Of oil denominations. They were never,
strangers to her, and her house was their
home in its fullest sense. ins long as they
chose to remain. She rendered her home
4 haven Of boundless com fort and sweets
est rest to them. as lnauy, who have rar>
taken thereof, can most oheerfully and
'ruthfully witness. & i
For many years after her marriage her
home was happy and ious. her husband
prc4pered In his sprof ion, her children
were bright, healty and promising and,
with much oheor and happinef sahe look.
ed we'll to the ways of her household. /"
But n'as change cime, and shadow
fell upon the b. i3htne (; of her homo. Cru.
G! disease slowly but aurely sapped her vi.
tality and rendered hc.- ON invalid for nbout
I6 years. The question naturally arises.
"Why did God permit Els handmade to
become q sacrifce at this atage OF her hap.
| piness and u, ,iu!n: ? The answer comes
back, "Not now, but sometime we'll un-
dernt md. y
The weakened condition OF her health
Impaired her vision to auoh an extent that
she could not see TO: read or w.ito. 1t was
then that her aged mother, whom God hnd
so graciously spared, and had blessed with
almC, It supernatural sight, abandoned her
home and took up her ABB 10 with her afflic-
ted daughter that she might be eyes for
her and also her const mt companion.
E-ter completing her education, her elder
daughter, N gle, naturally and most no.
bly,, with sweet and d., ni6ed grace, resu-
IN hor mothers place in tho home, and
also became q ministel:ng angel to every
need and want of her devoted mother. She
| secluded herself from society that che might
by hor pr ;ence Brighten and cheer tho
heart of her invalid mother. Nor was this
daughter alone in her devotion. An of the
ohildren b 'towed ui;,n the mother the
most loving attention and sympathy during
her many years Of langnishing.
Her devoted husband togsthcr with her
eldest son, who is very promising young
physician, md other dootora of much note,
exhausted their medical e,sill on her caso,
brt Ill in win. "Death loves shining
n.rk = md so slowly ber life current ebbed
Gwhy :nto the great ocean OF eternity.
Tor some TING before her departure, it
waa nrparent TO tu-phYaicians, relatives,
! Giicnde and acqraintances es-that tho MAJ
| tet wpul. l5n car iial' u her ro,Sari Sas
| folly sralizad that ''tlla csl fdr her to
ooraa nj hishor would sooa 20 f5r.h, aud
/ Ia a conl anl coln manner 4ht ;ufarlno5
her low she was wilirg nnd ready
{ e:1hoitod ne 'pilarea as gooa, % ID
good, aud TO l "a hoig J YES Sio n,.o
igave explicit oo,ion= to tta pTtpara-
tiof. Of hcy for br ri9 and -clsc tz
pre' 'cd n w.sh as 10 ii Place OF saprt,ure
sc, in accordance with her wish, on Tnes-
day morning, September /, in the presence
of vast nod sympathetic concourse of red
latives, ft:ende, loved ones and acquaiu.
frances, her be ly was laid to with rela.
tives and friends who had go 10 bsfore, in
tho cemetei ut Parna :sus, ne the church
of her youth, aud ne:r the home OF her
childhood. Loving loving hands covered
her grave With wfea! 3 aud ga,lands OF
flowers they VIII fa.o away, but her
kind words and loving leeds will live for
ever. The light of her beautiful life has
been extinguished here that i, may shine
with moro brillianoy In heaven. The light
OF her boautisr' couutenance, the music
OF her sweet voice, the soft touch of her
gentle hand, have p cd away from earth
forever, but still she liv 2 in the hearts
of the who loved her, well as in the
blight mansiors of Gods eternal love.
Her pure, unselfsh, devoted christian life
has left sweet fr7 rance which will eyer
Iinger with those with whom she came in
contact.
Then, let all her fanny, relatives, friends
and acqu. intances strive to emulate her
meek and gentle spirit, her lovely and
beautiful character, with tho blessed as:u-
r,nco that, if they lead the Oh :st like life
she did, they will meet end live with her
ryain, in the sssweot by and by.p
"The atrifo is DER, tho battle done,
The battle of ifo is won;
The song of triumph has begun,
and will continue through tho ncver enfi-
ing years of etornity.
ONE VINO KNEW A,.D LOVED FER