The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-27

4 t'1H anu .-t II .st
THE cradle and the tomb, alas how
nigh"
At 6 a., m. Feb 18th, the news flash
led over the wires of the NJ. e. ST. L.
advising all employees that General
Master Mechanic Chas E. Gossett
had passed TO The other side" at Ro.
chester, Mimi. al 1874 a. m. Mr.. Cos.
Isett was operated on about two weeks
ago for gall stones and the following
Saturday second operation was per-
formed, and until last Monday morn
ing the reports showed him getting
along nicely, but Tuesday the change
came, and when the great Mayo
Brothers at Rochester, Mimi, wired
! for Mr.. GOssett's friends TO come, we
simply waited for the end.
! The remains will move from Mime
lapOlis to Pleasant Hill, Mo-, in pri-
waite car Dakota" leaving the north
'ern city train No. 6 Thursday even.
ing, accompanied by General Supt.
Lake, Supt. Marshall and Master Me-
,chanic Legion, and will arrived at
Pleasant Hill, Mo-, late Friday even
ing, and the last sad rites will be
said, and the lifeless clay of our dear
friend VIII be lowered to its six feet
Of earth Saturday afternoon.
Knew Mr.. Gossett Ten Years Ago.
The writer CHANGED to meet "Cnar-
lie" GOssett some ten years ago
when he was employed as travelling
engineer on the FL Paso division of
the c. r. |. & p. Ry., with headquar-
tiers at DelhaTt, Texas, and strange
as it may seem, this grand good man
Xtended favor that we shall never
forget Early in 1904 the Canadian
river bridge was carried away by the
Hood, and tae company built a
switch hack" az a temporary arrange
ment 10 move traffic until another
bridge could he put in operation. and
Mr.. GOssett and a number of others
were sent to Logan, New Mexico, to
look after the movements of traffic
round the hill" We were among
the number TO make the trip to a lit
tie town on the bans of the Cana
dian, and not being overloaded with
this worlds goods, we mentioned the
fact TO Mr. Gossett, and he made our
heart glad with bran new twenty
dollar bill. ..t
Was Loved by All Who Knew Him.
Mr.. Gossett was a grand character;
a man full of charity; a heart full OF
sympathy, and a kind word for the
fellow ION the rocks. He mailed his
check for ten dollars to help make
the NJ. & ST. l.. Xmas tree a success,
and We remember he closed his letter
by saying: Should you need more,
don't hesitate TO draw on me" But
tonight he sleeps across the dark
river. May his head rest on the soft.
est pillow.
How often has passing funeral
train told us that another soul has
gone TO his last reward? How often
has the tolling of bells notified us
that another soul has crossed the bar?
And il often causes me to stop and
wonder. who of my friends shall be
the next" TO pitch his tent in that
glad forever. Life Is real, life is earn
est, but thank God the grave is not
Is goal.
A Trip Not on the Time Table.
The lawns Leaning to our grave
yards are dampeneu by the tears
from mourners. The grave diggers
are growing tired making rooms for
the lifeless clay. and the singers are
kept busy with Nearer My God to
Thee" and Beautiful Isle of Some
where" Our tears mingle with those
Of that sad wife, our sincere sy.npa-
thy goes out to her in this the sad
hour of her natural life. We'd love
10 follow the remains to their last
resting place; we'd love to plant
hover on Unarlie Gossett's mound,
but how sweet, how beautiful the
thought, he's asleep over yonder,"
where there are mo failures, no brok-
en- arch bars. no leakage, no delays,
no tears" We are here but few
warm summer days and a few cold
winter nights at the longest. In a lit
lie while the complete" will be given.
In a little while you and T. will be
called TO make that trip that is not
On the time table; and il pays to have
the signal lights" burning. and the
orders" all ready May the flowers
In heaven ever bloom for Charlie
GOssett.
Had he ambitions, virtues, faults as
WELL ..r... ..s "
Was crafty. firm, as all men may be,
] leave to ether pens 90 tell,
only know that he was good 10
me" #. .r.. .-F.