Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28
THoROFARE.
s'One asked Of Regret,
And | made reply:
To have held the bird,
And let it fiv;
To have seen the star
For q moment nigh.

To have seen the star
For a momenJ nigh,
And lost it through slothful eye"
But, what then? Is there no regret for
the bird which plumed its white wings in
the distance; for the star that attracted,
but never came near enough to be either
gained or lost by any human effort? And,
when all has been said: What is regret?
According to the lovely lines, OF Richard
lie Gallienne, just quoted, it is sort OF
poetic, sentimental yearning r something
which we never rea ~ wanted, and which
would have done us no good if we had
gained is. just here, | am Reminded of
the touch of sentimental regret in the
Judges mind, as pictured, by Whittier, in
Maud Muller" The parody upon, or
sequel to it, by Bret Harte, comes nearer to
the truth as seen in everyday life, | think
For the entertainment of those who may
not have seen it | will say that, in it, the
Judge is supposed TO have come back and
married Maud. As the years go on, the
Judge wonders that Maud should grow
coarse, and red, and Stout"
And looking down life's weary track
He half regretted that be came back:
For bad he waited he might have wed
A maiden fair and thoroughbred;
For there be madens fair as she,
Whose verbs and houns do more agree.
If, of al sad words Of tongue or pen
The saddest are, 1t might have been,
Yet sadder far we oft-times see,
IL is, but hadn't ought to be- -
This, however, is never true of the mar
riages made in Thorofare. Especially thuse
consumated by the Rev. Isaac L Fowler.
The latest, of which we have heard, was
that of Miss Ella Rena Wilson, aud Mr..
Randolph Scott, both of ThuIofdre. the
wedding ceremony took place on January
thirteenth, 1904.
On last Thursday evening the first litter
airy" Of the Epworth League was held in
the basement of the church, under the ans
pieces Of the fourth vice president, Prof, R
c. Hilliard, who occupied the chair The
subject was 1.-THE Bible" Prof Hilliard
gave a very interesting talk upon the
different translati0ns of the Bible, and
crowded more information into fifteen min
utes than could have believed possible,
had not heard Prof. HIIliard. Mr.. JAS
f. Budd gave as proof of the divinity of
the Bible, and Tecounted the objections of
the su-called, atheists. Miss Ella Banks
gave short history Of the Bible, but claim
ed that it covered the ground from the
creation to the crucifxiOn, and not mention
the four hundred years Of silence between
Malachi and M atthew. Mr. L K Wiki
ins, the Superintendent of the Sunday
school, gave plain practical talk upon the
way to study the Bihle, and the Rev Geo
S. Johnston read very fDwery essay upon
g The Bible in Literature. in which, how
ever, he referred to the poem, Saul" as
having been written by MIS- Browning.
when in fact, it was the production of her
husband, Robert Browning H viewer,
little mistakes are occasionally made even
in Th0r0fare. Before we adjourned a De-
hating Society was formed with the Rev
George S. Johnston as President; Prof
R G. billiard as vice president; Mr.. Jas
T. Bndd, as second vice president, and
Miss Ell B ,nks, as Secretary The FIRST
debate will be held at the house of Mr.. L
K Wilkins.
Mrs. Charles Myers, of Woodbury., has
been visitor during the past week in the
home of her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Louis
Otto.
Mr.. James Carter, who has been very i'll,
is able to be up, though he does not yet
venture out
MI. w lldiH y. DOuUel, lOEulCTly Dl
Thorofare, is about to start barber shop
on Delaware street, near Broad, in Pauls-
borO.
The saddest event in Thorofare, in many
weeks has been the death, last week, of
Mrs. Maggie Piatt Smith, wife of Mr.. Jos.
Smith, and daughter of Mr.. Charles B.
Platt. She had grown up in Thorofare,
and her loss, to-day, is mourned by both
relatives and friends. Her funeral took
place last Monday morning in the home
that she loved, and from there she was
carried, with gentlest touch, and tender
Est care, I" by Those who loved her, to her
final home in Eglngtsn Cemetery The
funeral sermon was preached by the Rev
George s. johnson, from the thirty FIRST
chapter of Proverbs. This was by request
Of the husband. Mr. johnson dwelt upon
the loveliness of her life, aud character, and
upon the truth and beauty of her Christian
life aud experiecue. The Rev Isaac L
Fowler followed in much the same strain;
but, since he had known her from child
hood he could testify to the promise Of
her early life, and to the influence and
training of the true, noble woman, whom
she had called mother. The house was
crowded with those who wished to do her
honor, even at the last There were many
beautiful floral tributes The paul-bearers
were her nephews. Mr.. Casptr Budd, Mr.
Charles P. Budd, Mr.. Clemens R. .Budd,
Mr. Frank T Budd, Mr. Harvey Leonard,
and Mr.. Leroy Leonard.
A star dawns beauteous in the gloomy
night,
A str that sheds sweet comfort with its
light,
Like all the ocean to the moon swelIs free,
So mounts soul daring and glad to thee