The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-08-22

meaning; the feebleness and i'm
potence of human effort when op
posed to divine decree has once more
/ oeen demonstrated, and again are
our hearts Wrung with sorrow anf
our heads bowed with grief.
Relentless Death has collected =
neaVy toll and left in its wake sad
dened homes and a sorrowing com
munity.
just IN the prime of young woman.
MOOD, with all that makes life most
oear and worth the living-a devoted
husband, loving children. fond par
ents, many warm friends, and flu
ture suffused with the rose-glow OF
love and happiness stretching out
before her, Alice Kline, beloved wife
| o1 Dr. b. X. Sims, was stricken down
oy the hand of death and her un-
suilled soul transported to that "un-
discovered country beyond the tomb.
In the ordinary course Of human
events the old must die and the
young may die and pass from earth
| and its scenes forever When an
aged man, whose tottering feet have
trod the allotted span of life. is
gathered unto his fathers, we can
Dut feel that death, like the har
vester, is cleaning the ripened grain
and claiming his own But when
the grim messenger comes and calls
away a young woman, just entering
the zenith of her charms and graces.
pulsatlng with the sweet breath of
life and awaiting the fruition of her
dreams and hopes, we, without irrev-
5fence, are prone to feel that the
drlm REAPER may have made a mis-
take, and that it were, perhaps bet
ter had he not cut down at the
threshold of life one SO good and
pure, SO young and fair.
While We bow in humble submis-
sion to the will of an all-wise God.
such thoughts unwillingly force them
selves upon us when we contemplate
the death of this noble young wo-
man, who entered the Great Shadow
last Saturday morning at the Touro |
lnflrmary in New Orleans, whittier
she had been taken the previous af-
ternoon for treatment. Before that
uark hour which came stealing upoE
ner out OF the lonesome night every
thing possible had been done to
avert the stern decree hanging over
ner, but the mandate of death was
lrreyocable and human effort proved
poWerless to stay the hand of the
ebon-garbed destroyer.
The casket that held its fair bur
len OF lnanimate clay was brought to
Saturday evening. and
! large throng of sorrowing friends
md relatives who had assembled at
ne depot escorted the remains of
ne beloved lady to the home made
1esolate by her departure. The last
services We're held at the Episcopal
church at 8 o'clock Sunday morning.
2evs. Quincy Ewing, of Napoleon
'llle, and r. H. Prosser officiating.
n tones pulsating with emotion the
Impressive words Of the burial SER
ice, throbbing with the hope of re-
and breathing the prayer
II eternal peace, We're read by Rev,
owing, and Rev. Prosser, with tear
timmed eyes and trembling voice,
pronounced the sweetly solemn bene-
fiction and invoked the blessing of
rest upon the tender
'ody that has passed to silence and
'athetic DUST Lead, Kindly
light and Nearer, My God, to
'hee, SO full of sadness and melody,
we're sung by the choir to an organ :
nd violin accompaniment which 6
TIRED the soul with the pleading of !,
is plaintive chords and seemed to
oyer over the sacred bier with the 4.
neffable tenderness and softness of :
ngels' pinions.
FTyr- /
The flowers We're many and beau !.
lful, but not more beautiful than the :
0vely face which rested SO peaceful )
7 among them. Beautiful in life she
1as, and beautiful in death; but far ;
lore beautiful will she be on the =
lorious resurrection morn.
The last solemn rites over, the =
nal farewells said, they who had g
'ved her left her sleeping "under :
le wide and starry sky" Their =
carts rent asunder and their souls -
eep in gloom, they turned sadly =
way from the sepulchre in the silent
lty of the dead, where the mystic !,
ering winds sing a requiem in the :,
illness of the night. :,
It is difficult to pay fitting tri- y
ute to the memory of so noble a =
oman, one whose everyday life was .
by the most charming -
nd loyable attributes of her sex. =
he seemed born to inspire the love
nd respect of all who were SO for J.
mate as to be acquainted with her. 9,
racious, unpretending, thoughtful Of II
7erybody but herself, her courtesy a
as not a thing of etiquette, but the " "
atural expression OF her nature. :,
O one was more willing to aid the :
lffering, cheer the desponding, sus- O.
in the weak, no matter how meek la
Id lowIy they may be OR how ex- q .,
ted; and when sickness and death W
lme to her, as it comes to all, Il
eighbors and friends Wed with each m
her in acts of loving kindness, and Z,
any were the willing hands and G,
carts ready to assist him upon s
hom rested the heavy responsible
of attempting to fight back the II
wages of disease and restore the d.
we'd one to health. A devoted, loyal h,
ife; a tender, thoughtful mother; a
ltiful, respectful child, and a II
eadfast, unselfish friend, she filled
e full measure of perfect woman
I'd leaves behind her the priceless
.ritage of a life well lived and duty
jthfully performed.
The deepest sympathy of a whole ds
goes out to the afflicted A
lsband, parents, two manly young W
MS and sweet little daughter. ca
the shine or shadow Of the CT
ar. ~ aoroo thrn1Iph tho drift and M