Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-09-12

And fiswers to gither at the north winds
breath,
And stars to set,-but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own,
o Death!
We know when moons shall wane,
When summer birds from far shall cross
the sea,
golden grain,-
But who shall teach US where to look for
thee?
Death at all times and places
is sad. 1t carries with it that
which checks the flow of laugh
ter, dims the eye, saddens the
heart, and makes life appear less
desirable. 1t calls upon us in
the busy rush of life to pause and
consider that this is the certain
fate that awaits us all. But
when it comes to a home or com
munity as it has to ours, it is, in
deed, overwhelming.
On last Friday morning, Sept.
I, Clyde c. Tharp, a young man
of twenty-five years, arose early
and started out to haul a load of
gravel for a new road they were
constructing. The sun shone
brightly, the birds warbled gaily
their sweetest songs, as he went
whistling about his work, while
| life seemed to lie all before him
and everything gave promise of
years of happy, useful life.
J But what a sudden change
| awaited US! A team had run
away, wagon overturned,
heart had ceased to beat, a soul
had entered eternity, all in one
short honr. How changed was
ali! His loving wife and child,
his fond father and mother, who
SO shortly before had bidden him
a happy goodbye were now SO
sorely bereaft. All what hopes
had been blotted out! What
plans so suddenly ended! What
awful disappointment, grief and
deso1ation in that once happy
home! .-a 70:
Clvde was the only child of MI
and Mrs. S. A. Tharp. He was
: born near Bellfouutain, Jan. 3,
1880, and his entire life had been
spent in this community. Here
his childhood and boyhood were
spent; here he grew to mans :
estate, and his sudden death cast a
deep gloom over this neighbor.
hood, over every home, for he
was our boy. He was an exe1n
plary young man with no bad
habits to mar his moral life. He
was always an obedient, frugal
and industrious boy and his ami
able manners drew to him a host
of wal m friends.
Being the only child of loving
: parents, he was ministered to
with greatest care and kept ever
near those who loved him fal
better than life itself; thus he
might have chosen for himself All
easy dependent life, but he SCOTT
, ed such life, and entered held
,, 1p upon the field of action, chos.
! ing rather 10 minister, than to be
: ministe1ed to-.
J On May 1st, 1901, he wa:
> united in marriage with Ma1ths
' Hixson, a charming young lady
! of this community, and togethe
they had begun to build tor then
i selves an ideal home, where low
5 should reign and happy childre,
!, play. To them one little daugh
ter was given and she is left t.
:, comfort the broken-hearted VIII
r will now turn to her with adde'
:. love.
While Clyde thus interested ii
building new home, he did no
forget the old home, scarcely
le day passed that they were nc
r there. Together the parents an
If children worked and planned fc
% all and were thus kept in closes
is touch and sympathy. Butneithe
Ii care, love, nor devotion coul
v. turn aside this sable-winged mes
to senger He entered and all
at changed;
a. Too muchcan not be saidof tt
,k tender and high esteem in whic
r. this dear boy was held, especial
n by our Young reonle. He gre
lie M au,'ane us was associated wi
'r- usi.. tnc srhoo., the grange. T.:
nd chu1ch, tie home and we love
f9 hiln as cnr very ov;E, GeEce h
removal has lef: n acEe III we
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