New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
COLONEL GOFORTH'S
FUNER AL
BY BERTHA FRANCES WOLFE

.ON nv way 70 hold q distant court IN ou,
~ Of the rural districts Of Kentucky. .,d
the Tudgc. Il was travelling through a
eparsely settled region. when my horse ''..
lame. Seeing that ] could go no iar.lc..
stopped at The nearest house hoping '' it
able 20 hire hose 20 continue Wy Journey
at was % hrigh, day in the latter part o.,
September and The mountains 81 dear ..d
Kentucky never looked more beautiful. ,',
Nature vas beginning 20 don her .u'uW"-,
oolOr=.
81 knocked a, The door Of rude 'o.h.ac
Presently il Was opened 10y "a 'o"ho-t'i Roy
Of abou, ten ycar-. In answer 30 inquiry
for his father, he said:
"Pap Is at 'hc he'd addlin' 'hc r,",.
and Nanny gc'tin' ready 'or 'hc fun raI..
81 followed him 20 'hc she'd m ct''h "i
the father, and having made known "F
dilemma and kcd for assistance, hc 'c-
Piled
Law. ledge, YOU couldn't git no ,ri''cr
in this country today uohow; for Tins D. ne
dav So, for Colonel Bourne Goior'hr fun rI,
and everybody round ,hat has any hcas suc.
will be u-in' Of EN-, and them that hasn : III
walk afoo,. You jist as well put up with us
and stay till towoUcr.
"Sccing that | could 90 no farther that
dav, and thinking that ! might do myself
some good in my approaching race for re-
election. | accepted his invitation 10 Stay
with him and attend the funeral.
"'Coloncl Goforth died last winter.
thought the funeral sermon was preached
al the time, said |.
"'No. We see it was in FEBRUARY he died
and the roads was powerful lad; so they
put of the iun'ral till the road, WIS lo".o
and the weather pleasant, o as all 81 hlr Ni
and friends could come. Then they wanted
TO send for his sister, thdt's married ano
lives in I'way; not as they thought ne d ID
likely 70 come. but they wanted 20 I'm hcl
= GOOD chan>t. So The date was soi .no
noratcd round fur the last Saturday IN sep
tcmbcr. =,
AT this iuncturc the wife appeared with
"a boLv in her arms and a 'hrcc-ycar-old boy
II her heels. She mounted the mule by lh'
aid Of the rail fence, and, with the babe II
her lap and the 'hrcc-ycar-old riding behind
we .ci forth. Her hu band and ! "aIkc'
ALONGSIDE followed by Buddy.
"On arriving 1T the meeting house " I"t
structure Of small prc'cn,ions, wc found ina
quite number had already assembled ano
| - IL, Of men were lounging about the door
talking in .uLducd tone. he women, "a.
was the custom in that part Of the country
,at on one side Of the house, the men on me
other. We sat for sometime in silence IN
tcrrlp,cd occasionally 10y the entrance OF
later comcrs md | looked about oyer IN,
CONGREGATION. mentally marking 'h".c
would speak TO after the meeting.
aThe preacher, accompanied by a clenca
brother. entered. Presently there was
litflc stir and a craning Of nccks, and ohr
nudgcd me and aid, That's the Wlddcr, "a.
| q woman dressed in black calico entered an,
fool; her eat She had two cmldlcn WIN
her. one little girl Of five, wearing " pli'h
calico fro.k and sunhonnct 10 ma''h; ana d,
how Of even. who wore "a little round sra"
! hal with rc.cock feather tuck IN inc sidc
"Thc preacher rose, announced ana iCt'
| q hvmn. and. after il WAS sung, read nom INC
Srr;p,urc. and then called on hls pulpit com
panion 10 pray. The sermon that i"II'"',
was powerful and impressive discourse OF
the horrors and tcrrors in store Tor me u''
saved. and was followed by Il person"
,r;bufc 10 the late Colonel Goiorlh. an
other % .ong. and the minister, before di-
missing the congregation ,uTnfd 10 'H[ H.. =,
;,ino nrcschcr. saving, Would You Ike 70
sav y few words, my dear brother -.
@Thc visiting minister ro-c ana quo.''l '.'' '
~ - H01r, oypr,, thing here l~d sea-