Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-01
BEYOND TO-DAY.
In Loving Tribute-Aunt Kizzie Gar
nef.

AS God can see;
If all the clouds should roll away,
The shadows fee.
Ger present griefs we would not fret,
Eachssorrow we would soon forget,
For many joys are waiting yet
For you ana me.
If we could know beyond today
AS God doth know,
Why dearest treasures pass away
And tears must flow;
And why the darkness leads to light
Why dreary paths will soon grow bright.
Some day life'S wrongs will be made right,
Faith tells us So
If we could see %s II df we c es1 Know
But God in love veil doth throw
Across our way;
We cannot see what lies before
And SO we come to Him the more
He leads us till this life is DER;
Trust and obey"
Keziah Catchpole was born July
5, 1889 at Oxford, Suffolk County,
England. Early in life she was be-
reft of her mother On the 18th of
November, 1850. in company with
her father and younger sister Anna,
she left her native land embarking on
sailing vessel at Liverpool for New
Orleans, America. During the voy
ago of eight weeks the father sioken
ed and died and was given ocean
burial, Think of the sad scene and
grief of those little orphaned girls
launched upon the pitiless ocean of
new life with only strangers to con-
sole their sorrow.
The captain took them in his charge
and March IA. 1851 they arrived safely
at Cassville Wisconsin and found
home with Mr.. King an uncle, living
on farm some miles south of the
village. In 1859, Keziah was married
to John Garner. one of the many sons
of old Major Garner, one of Grant
county's oldest families. A home
was established in Beetown, where
eight children were born to the union.
Edward Francis, the eldest, went to
dwell in the better land when about
eight years old. The husband and
father, after long illness journeyed
| to that bourne from whence none
return. July 9th 1881. About eight
years later Mrs Garner removed to
Lancaster where she has since resided.
The children all married except Fred
the present efficient janitor of the
court house. Six years ago the
mother was stricken with paralysis,
and was for time dangerously i'll.
Slowly speech returned and partial
strength was regained. But she
could never be the burden bearer, the
deft housekeeper the little house
maker any mure. Her life lines had
been mostly cast in shadowy places.
In temporal sense earth's best gifts
did not come her way. And she had
not sought its honors, and when the
burdens were lifting, and the path of
her declining years seemed to be in
fairer. sweeter lines. this strok came
and the Father wllled that she was
yet
ga little while to wear the weeds of sadness,
To pace with weary steps through noisy ways,
Then to pour forth the fragrant oil Of glad
ness,
Then bind the sheaves and sing the harvest,
SOuSs
little while to keep the oil from failing,
A little while faiths Pickering lamp to trim,
And the the Bride-groom's coming foot
steps hailing
To haste to meet him with the bridal-hymn.
And he who is himself the Gift and Giver-
The future glory and the present smile
With the bright promise of the glad forever
Will light the shadows OF the little while"
Through greatest suffering richest
blessings often come. In all these
years of life's pain when the need for
patient, gentle care was greatest, was
when the poor tired heart longed
most for attention and love, she was
blest in full measure and running
over with the devotion of a dutiful
son, Fred S affection for and attenion
to his mothers needs or desire never
wavered. He sought no pleasures
elsewhere. All his time off-duty at
the court house was given to her. She
had nature loving soul, was fond
of flowers and out of doors. And
often was Fred seen tenderly guiding
her faltering footsteps over the walk,
or carrying flowers and delicacies to
the little home
Aunt Kizzie-we all called her
by that name-was the possessor of
refined nina and a gentle tender voice
with a pretty accent, and it was her
hearts delight to tell the many
friends who came to see her how
great was her joy in her ''one boy
! that was left And all who know
him rememb Der too. with respect and
admiration this rare devotion to an
invalid mother, and while none could
wish the spirits return to that frail
suffering body all sympathize with
him in this severing of the tie that
disbands his home.
| The other children were dear to the
mothers heart also. But each had
home duties that bind. Anna the
youngest came a year ago from her
home at Portland, Oregon, to care for