The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-06-27
Death of Edward Paul casso.

Deatn OF EDWARD Pdui sCaSSo.
In the prime of his young life, on
the very threshold Of career which
held forth to him brightest promises,
Edward Paul Casso, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucien Casso, passed from this
world into eternity at $3.50 O'Clock
last Sunday morning, aged nineteen
years and four mat IS The young
man had been g. 5telg III for
many weeks with ssag that BAT
fled his physical 10
fight to prolong his life was Wageu
| increasingly with all the skill at the
command of medical science, supple
mented with tender, careful nursing
by the devoted parents and other
loved ones, human efforts proved Of
no avail to avert the merciless decree
of grim-visaged death, who knocks
alike at the palaces of the rich and
the cottages of the poor, and will
not be denied. The sufferings of
the young man at times during his
long illness were intense, but he bore
his burden of pain patiently and I'M
| comp lainingly, and at the hour of his
dying fell into the last long slumber
as calmly and peacefully as the tired
child drops to rest after a day of
healthy play.
That he was generally liked was
everywhere in evidence. At the
| home where he lay so desperately i'll
streams of people came constantly,
anxiousIy inquiring as to his condition
and hoping for his recovery; in the
| room where his body lay exposed,
| throngs of friends gathered, with
| quiyering lips and tear-stained
eyes, to gaze for the last time up
on the kind face they knew SO
well; and at the grave a multitude
of mourners assembled to pay the
final tribute of respect to his mem
DRY and to deposit upon his rest
| ing place wreath of beautiful
flowers, fragrant offerings from those
| who loved and admired him.
When the pendulum of time swings
over life's allotted span and the light
of full, ripe years has burned to it's
| lowest ebb, we look upon the mex
orable law of nature with resigna-
ton and consent; but when the cur
| tain of life is suddenly rung down
| in the full vigor of young manhood
and usefulness, though we may re
press the tear of bitter grief and
bow in sorroWful submission, we are
powerless to fathom the all-wise
| workings of the Masters will, and
are constrained to marvel at the
sternness of the decree that leaves
us disconsolate. We know not why
HE chastiseth these whom He
loveth,'' and we can but murmur with
grief-bowed head '&Thy will be done, .
and depend upon Him to some day
make all these things plain.
The funeral was held at $50
o'clock Monday morning, with SER
vices at Ascension church and in
terment in the Catholic cemetery.
| The remains were followed to the
grave by vast assenbIage of sor-
rowing friends, the size and char
aeter Of the funeral cortege, as well
as the profusion of fragrant floral
tributes which covered the casket,
attesting the high degree Of esteem
| in which he was held and the pro-
| fundity of the sorrow occasioned by
his untimely demise. Members OF
MohaWls Tribe of Red Men and Nap
anee Council. Daughters of Po-
Ieahontas. attended the obseqIies IN
| d body, deceased having been a
valued and popular member of the
| former orga nization.
| The deepest symp athy Of the Whose
community goes out to the bersaVed
parents, brothers and sisters. May
! the warmth and sweetness of his
spirit still linger to cheer them. and
God s tender love console them il
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