The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-08-11
In MemOriam

1 LIEU jlSI ilolIiC, ASAAJ, Ah@', va
Friday, July 2Sth, at 4 P. M, Mary
Carita, dearly beloved wife of VIM.
| Purcell Gardiner. Her funeral took
place on July 30th, from the residence
of her father, Mr.. Thomas 3. Berry.
She was laid to rest in the family
burial lot at ST. Mary's Church, Pts
Getaway.
The pastor, Rev. Father Minneham
performed the burial services and paid
| Il feeling tribute to the dear departed,
| whom he had known from early girl,
hood. The floral tributes from friends
and relatives were many end beau tiful
The pallbearers were her three
| brothers, Messers Norman, Milton,
and Parker Berry; her brother-in-law
A Ebert Gardiner; her cousins, }.
| Cecil Gardiner and ohm Dent. Messrs.
| Hunt and Ryon had charge of the
funeral.
In the early summer when the wood
i land songstars were caroling their
sweetest songs, Mary Carita Gardiner
vanished from among our earthly
| singers and went to join the ''choir"
invisible. Her body, beautiful even in
death, was borne to ST. Mary's Church
by loving hands. Here, just nineteen
| months before, she stood happy bride
with this refrain ever ringing in the
heart of her devoted husband: "Me-
thinks my little wife is twin sister to
the spring, for they both are fresh and
dewy, both full of hope and cheerful
ness, both have bird voices always sing
ing out of their hearts; both are some
times overcast by fitting mists, which
only make the flowers bloom brighter,
and both have power to renew and
recreate the weary spirit. l have
married the Spring! l am husband
to the month of May"
Truly her passing from earth "seem-
ed like the ceasing of exquisite music
but tho her earthly presence has van
ished from among US, she still lives on
in the nobler character of him whose
life was influenced by her beautiful ex
ample for the life of man happily
married, cannot fail to be influenced
by the chara cter and conduct of his
wife; and the memory of her pure,
sunshiny life is perpetual benedietion
She died in the beauty of her youth
and in our memory she will always be
young and beautiful.
"a seeming child in everything,
charms,
As nature wears the smile of Spring
When sinking into Summers arms"
In her home she was gentle, generous,
good-humored, affectionate, and self
denying; in society delightful example |
of gentle womanhood. Her smile was
exceedingly genial, lighting her whole |
face and rendering it very attractive. |
Never did husband have truer COM
panion, a sincerer helpmate than Mr.. |
Gardiner in his wife. Refined in taste /
and elevated in thought, she was
characterized alike by goodness and
gentleness.
Modest in her ways, she lived wholly
for him; his welfare and happiness were
the chief objects of her ambition. To
smooth his pathway, to cheer his spirit
to harmonic every discordant element
in his life ever purposes for the accom-
plishment were of which no sacrifice
on her part could be too great.
The union between Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardiner was poem of tenderest
rhythm and the thought of her dwells
like sweet strain of music amid the
varied notes of human life.
Everything without is full of lowell
ness. but within her home. made won
derful by the magic touch of her
hand, is naught but loneliness and IA
mine OF the heart, for the whole dumb
dwelling has grown conscious and put
On her looks and maps.
1t is now dead house, no longer
home, for MANY make the household,
but only one the home,' and
cit died that summer morning.
When she, its soul, was borne,
To lie all dark on the hillside
That looks over woodland and corn"
By one who knew and loved her,
MISS AGNES GARDINER