The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-17

have run their course and passed Oh
while this frail little mother, slipping
repeatedly down into the valley of
the shadow of deadly sickness, has
fought her way back, inch by inch, to
the sunshine again, buoyed by the
knowledge that there was still more
work she could do.
From her bedside she lovingly gov
erned her home and raised her child
rem with an influence that sank deep
er into their hearts because of her
own wonderful example of triumph
over affliction.
Nor was she content with this
alone. She gathered the poor child
rem of the neighborhood into little
clubs and taught them honesty and
temperance and right diving. One of
the first of these childfen's clubs was
called the Temperance Try Company;
try to be temperate. So remarkable
was her influence with this little club
that TO this day l do not know a
member who has ever touched drop
of liquor.
To the last she wore her little white
ribbon of the Womens' Christian
Temperance Union; and, although
she had almost lost the use of her
right arm and could write only with
extreme pain, she was still cores
ponding individually with little child
rem of her club; as we'll as sending
letters of love and cheer to her count
less friends.
No one who was privileged to
know her ever ceased to remember
her lovely Christian influence nor to
feel the uplift of the lesson of her
life; and on her last birthday, Novem-
Der 10th, she received over seventy
letters and cards, each loving tribute
from one who had known her and
who too had taken away more than
he brought
Fondness for flowers was character
istic of her and under her magical
profusion at her home in Crete,
Nebraska, both indoors and out. Her
wonderful flower garden there is re-
membered by all who have seen it;
full of the old fashioned and new
fashioned flowers, beautiful feature
of which was the electrically illumin,
ated fountain and lilly pond filled with
gold fish; designed and constructed
by her son, Harmon.
From this garden daily she sent
flowers with sympathetic messages to
those shut in like herself; to the sor-
rowing; and to her countless friends
among the Doane College girls.
Her deep and loving interest in
them is treasured memory with the
Doane College girls, past and present
who found in her ever open home
constant sympathy, encouragement
and motherly advice
After coming to Idaho it seemed
for some months as though her health
improved; and 10 her family was
granted the unaccustomed sight of
seeing her engage in the home du-
tics. Years of sickness and pain and
deadly internal disorder had Slapped
her strength, however, until it be-
came only question of few
months; and at last desperate chance
she called all her children together,
and with calm courage submitted to
an operation from which she never
rallied.
Without admitting it to discourage
those about her she must have know n
the outcome for she wrote farew"ll
letters. full of the same lovir
thoughtfulness and golden cheer, ard
set her house in order" to the minrr-
est detail.
Typifying her life Reverend Col,
of the United PRESBYTERIAN church, Il
the private service held at the hor.,e
Thursday afternoon, spoke from t.
text so appropriate to her life of bs--
tie against disease and triumph ov.r
affliction, crowned with unselfi h
devotion and loving service through
out:
Il have fought the good fight.
have finished the course. | have kept
the faith. Henceforth there is lad