The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-25
IN MEMORIAM.
KINARD AULL.
(By JnO. Z. AUN)


Happy in a boundless love, and richl
in an unfaltering and unwavering 10y
atty and devotion to friends, to homeS
and to her God, Mrs. Alice KinardE
Aull, wife of Elbert Herman Aull, j
quietly and peacefully, on Friday
morning at $50 o'clock, fell on the||
dreamless sleep eternal. She passed
as she must have wished her PASSING
should be. There was not the slight
est trace OF a struggle in the fight oil
the pure soul from the mortal temple
Even as a child might fail into an un-
troubled sleep after day with its toys
so did she, with a smile upon the lipsI
from which in life none but the utter
anees of love ever passed, gently pass
into the last long slumber.
The shock to her loved ones wasl
severe. She was weak and worn with
a brave struggle Of three weeks With
typhoid fever, which two cruel les
sons burned into their very souls have
taught the family to look upon with al
dread horror, but it was thought sheS
was recovering under the skill of DR.. i
Kibler and DR.. Houseal, and the lovingA
1ninistrations Of Miss Charlotte Jack
son, her nurse, and her family. TheR
fever was almost broken, and it wasH
hoped that in another week she wouldR
be well in the way of speedy recov-A
cry. But under the severe strain theH
heart was weakened, and Friday morn
ing it gave way. Within FIVE minutesA
after the collapse came, It had beat
its last. DR.. Kibler was with her6
bravely fighting to keep the vital
spark glowing, and DR.. Houseal reach
ed her as the end came, but the swift
messenger had borne to her the sum-
mons, and she went to be with theS
Saviour whom she had loved anda
served. Though she had spent her
last night on earth in prayer, if shel
had any premonition of her approach
ing passing, she said nothing of it;
she was in good spirits and cheerful I
But it was her nature to give all herg
thoughts to her loved ones; if in theI
frailty of human nature perfect un-
seldshness, which means perfect love,8
can be attained, it was in her incar-S
nate
It cruelty tears the heart-strings toA
write the obituary Of a devoted moth
er; but in the tenderness of herl
great love she has told me in the DEAR
dead days that she has thought thatI
some OF the death notices that T haveI
written have carried some consolation
into the hearts Of those who were lett
to weep, and, however imperfectly itI
may be done, a simple tribute to herr
life and labors is sacred duty and al
high and holy privilege which teelI
is mine.
Alice Kinard Aull was the daughter
OF Capt. John Martin Kinard, whoI
was killed at Strasburg, Va, on Oc-
tober 13, 1864, while leading his regi-
ment as senior captain, in a charge|
against the columns of the North. Her
mother was Mary Alabama Ruff, theI
daughter Of DR.. Pressly B. Ruff, of
Newberry county. She was born att
Kinards, in Newberry county, on June
19, 1857, and was, therefore, in the|
ffty-ffth year Of her life Her mother
died while the daughter was in in
fancy, and the death OF her father, al
few years later, fighting the battles Of
the Southland, left her without the
guidance of parents. She was, how
ever, reared under the fostering care OF
devoted relatives, and had all the adj
vantages Of Christian culture and of
collegiate training which the days of
her girlhood and her young woman
hood afforded. She had an eXception-
ally thorough musical education, and