Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-10-09

You who helped and cheered US SO
Can it be God did not know
No, i tell myself It seems
But a sorrow that one dreams.
Death had Sterner work to 90
Than to stop and summon YOU.
And the word ! heard you say
Echoes now from yesterday
And your clasp yet warns my hand
Dead" l cannot understand"
George, youngest son of W. W.
and Irene Vedder Ward. was born at
Wyoming. Iowa County, Wisconsin,
October 9th, 1879. At the age of
three years he came with his parents
to reside at the Hurricane home, Lam
caster, Wisconsin, where he lived
continuously until September is,
1912, when he was called suddenly
to that bourne from whence our
friends come not back. He was
united in marriage to Miss Mabel
Parkins. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Parkins of this city, Novem-
her 10, 1902. A little daughter
Hazel, nov five years old, blessed the
union, and now mourns. with her
stricken young mother. the bereft
parents, n sister and two brothers,
and innumerable friends and relatives
his untimely death. Three weeks
previous to demise. the young man
had an attack of the grip. After
medical treatment he quickly rallied,
and went about his work as usual.
He was in town frequently, and three
days before the final illness joined in
the merry party, that celebrated the
marriage of his friend Robert Kinney.
He was ever the moving spirit in
all the p~eighborhood merriment, his
love of fun however, never leading
him to indulgence at the cost of
anothers peace or happiness. Because
Of his genial. merry nature, his warm
heart and sturdy acceptance of the
days clouds or sunshine he was q be-
loved companion among mis- associates.
When but a boy he was often chosen
by the elder men of the family's
acquaintance, on their pleasure TX
cursiOns. His broken hearted mother
with just pride AYERS that she never
knew him in all his life to tell a
falsehood. He was noble and true
in all his dealings with mankind.
At the age of sixteen he was con-
verified. Although never uniting with
any church he retained always the
deepest regard for the faith Of his par
ents and for religious worship any.
where.
Wednesday the 18th, he was at his
parents home in this city. The far
seeing eye of the mother detected a
look of illness, and she spoke of it,
bat George pleasantly disarmed her
fears.
The next day however. he was
taken with a chill, and about two
O'clock next morning was stricken
with paralysis. It is believed he
was conscious until sometime the fol-.
lowing day, although he could not
speak A second stroke dispelIed all
hope of recovery. The sympathy of a
large community was aroused to an
unusual extent by the news of the
dark shadow that lowered near.
All day Sunday, vehicles bearing
anxious inquirers came and went.
And now the mourning is universal
for the Young life cut off before its
prime. Many, many hearts beat in
sympathy for the little wife whose
mortal happiness is so early blasted.
the little daughter bereft of papa"
and the stricken parents whose hearts
are left desolate by this severity of
their loss. For them that narrow
ridge at Hillside where now sleeps all
that was mortal of their boy is "wider
than the star sown vague of space"
Is not the Lord we love ever better
than our fears Even under the
shadow of Deaths sable wing His
''grace abounds'' to comfort and con
sole. Heightened breath is not
always the sweetest thing He grants
His friends Among the last words
penned to the Christian Herald by the
greatly loved Margaret Saugster were
these: above and beyond WI must
remember to our comic t that there
is One whose love for US surpasses
that Of the dearest friend. One whose
vigilance is unsleeping and whose re-
sourses are ine"xhaustible. Shall we
not trust our Heavenly Father whether
we go abroad or stay at home Z"
Alas! Before the beautiful words
were printed the sweet soul had gone
abroad" And from those MANY
Mansions comes floating back the
message that can make light to
shine aver in hearts SO stricken as
are these. The long long line of
carriages that followed to the M. e.
church in this city where ~obsequies
were held manifested the high esteem
in which the family are held, and
showed the universal sorrow for their