Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1914-06-20
Valsin Maitreme browns
In Pool
SinkStO His Death In Sight Of
Many Friends

Many FFIendS
mot here. O Death, not here,
Is there no other flower for thee
to take?
| All the world is thine, and for its
sake
| Oh! come not here
! In the prime of his young life,
| and on the very threshold of a
most brilliant career which held
forth for him brightest promises
PAUL VALSIN MAITREME,
twenty years old, passed from
! this world into eternity last Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock by
drowning while swimming with
friends in a pond at Lucy, in the
first ward of this parish. Young
Maitreme who was not very
good swimmer attempted to cross
pool which is fully 400 feet wide,
and twelve feet deep, and when
he reached the center he cried
out to his friends that he was
tired, could go no longer, and
lcalled for assistance Honore
Charpentier, who is good swim
mer, and who was at the time one
of the party Immediately made a
daring dash in the water to rescue
his unfortunate young friend, but
before he could reach the center
of the pool where the unfortunate
young man was it was too late.
Maitreme only shouted You're
tao late" and sank to his death
in the sight of all his companions.
He was dragged out of the water
about an hour later, but life was
| extinct.
! Valsin Maitreme was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Emile j. Mai.
| treme, WeIl-know residents Of
j Lucy, La, He was born in the
First Ward on February, 18TH,
1894, and had run the Journey Of
his life in exactly 20 years, 3
months, and % days. He was
employed by the Colonial Sugar
Refining Company at Gramercy,
st. James parish, La, and was at
| his home here since a month
recuperating from the measles.
/ He was to leave for Gramercy,
Ito the dav following his sad
/ death.
The deplorable news of his sud-
den death cast a deep shadow
over the whole community for
most of his short but happy life
was spent among us, and every
heart was touched with sympathy
for the grief-stricken ones, from
whose fire-side the light had
fled For over 20 bright, and
sunny years, not only had he beer
the 10y and comfort of his home,
now left empty, and desolate, bat
his very presence continually
brought a wealth of sunshine,
and happiness into the lives ol
the entire community. We fee
the emptiness of human words II
such times of bitter sorrow. 1et
he who has borne our grlefs
and carried our sorrows vii
comfort and sustain. His path Q.
life is marked with deeds o
kindness and cheer. Flowers, no
thorns, sunshine, not shadow die
he scatter everywhere. In hi
death we fully and keenly reahzi
{ the loss. Nothing but the though
of the loving hand that has re
moved him can reconcile US to III
. absence, and while he is gone from
f the scenes, the conflicts, tn
pleasures, and the sorrows OF thi
: life he will forever live IN tn
t hearts of those who knew hin
!. hest. His quiet disposition, an
retiring nature led him to hid
S his best qualities from publ
4 gaze, but they were revealed t
those who had the pleasure 0
enjoying his short acquaintance
f" It was our good fortune to hay
:. known him long and well, and "
: only knew him to esteem hlr
le more highly as the years passe
/. by. Today we miss his kindl
y smile and friendly greeting; W
> long in vain to hear the ring G
:. iovial laughter and to feel agal
!. his genial presence. Only a fey
: days ago we sat before bis bic
y in the church near the scene {
a, his youthful, happy days. Y
fstooa by his open grave as Il
last sadrites were performed, ar
as the clay Of earth closed abon
his silent resting place, we sai
with the poet:
ce sCoId in the dust the perlshe
l@oov.t NAV die