The Newtown bee., 1906-08-10

Came to failing health the while '
And to SOmerS oft was sent. .. &.
Here the bud of promise cultured
Piled the brush with fair result,
Painted objects fair in nature,
Taught beginners of her skill. ~
Here the bud Of promise winsome
Gave sly Cupid chance for darts,
Gave the heart of swains sore smarts.
With the rest came Smith, the preach
Henry Bagg, the Amherst grad,
Now in need of mate for life.
Sarah's heart, not yet decided,
But liking we'll another beau,
Yielded to her fathers wishes,
Which, in preachers found enough,
Enough to please and satisfy.
So the wedding day is ready,
Ready, too, the fair young bride,
Ready, three, the preacher man,
And the parsonage aStir
With life and light and loves romance,
Sees the nuptials, man and wife.
Then home at once to West Granville,
His Massachusetts, parish town,
HES ParsOn Smith and she his bride.
The first born son, his father s pride,
Namesake as well and IDOL, too,
A grievouS load for wife
And mother at the home paternal.
Another son, the eldest now,
Since Death, not he, the birthright
stole,
And Arlington, Connecticut,
Acquired the family of Smith,
The Reverend Henry and his flock.
For flock, indeed, it grew to be:
Child after child the wife did bear,
Losing again the third of sons,
And, with their birth, gave all
The fragile strength she had to give;
Gave life to others, but herself
Was shrouded close in weak despair.
Burlington, the next remove; .... 4
Then NewtOwn still led on
To Greenfield Hill, and then.
To Staffordville and, on from there;
South Amherst, Mass. It's farm
Kept growing boys employed
While Pastor Smith, feeling his years,
Preached hard by in Shutesbury.
Here passed the husband of her youth.
Injured within, he died in pain
And at West Springfield, native town,
Was laid at rest near all his race.
The widowed mother, left fOrlOrn,
To Connecticut returned,
With Bridgeport since her home.
Here lately ceased from Earth's tnr-,
mOil
The elder daughter, Clara Wood.
Among this mothers scattered 10.
Here still she finds refuge and help
At hands professional
De Mork, the name. 7oe Wood the
Suffering in body, though strong in
For God Himself has brought her to 49,
Though steep the climb, and weary,
too,
OFT fainting, praying, with a cry for
That the the great Helper has ne'er de-
spised. .-.
Here still the curls of youth
Remain to grace the brow OF age,
Long may her prayer arise
For us, her children nine,
And for the boys and girls
Who carry on the blood.
God bless thee, Mother, In this hour
And make thy evening glow
With radiance divine,
And when, at last, the end,
The grateful summons home
To where the loved and blest await,
God give us grace to follow on
To know and love thy Lord,
To keep the faith, to do His will,
Worthy of blood SO freely given,
Worthy, at last, to walk with thee In
white.
w. D. Smith of Bon Air, Va, sent
the following verses, which were read:
Swift have the busy years fed by,
AS swallows fit from loW-slOped caves;
Radiant with sunshine some of these,
And some with rain drops on the
leaves.
Heaven-blest, the days have swift fled
by.
Her years have blessed happy race,
And some are here and some have
past.
DeZired by all, to one steadfast,
True wife and mother to the last.
Now bless her deeds, q happy race.
Sarah in name, princess in all,
Mother, dear Mother, thou hast been
In every heart a reigning queen.
Thy graciOusness shall still, ween,
Heavens glory gild, princess in all.
After the dinner sociability and good
cheer made the afternoon pass quick
ly. A vote of thanks was given Prof
and Mrs De Mork for their gracious
hospi tality.
Mrs Sarah Grace Glover and son, S.
Curtis Glover, left on Monday morn
ing for visit with her brother, Charles
Blakesley, in Franklin, Pa.