Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-03-07
j. R. AlcXnlliie1..

The Lord saw tit to call from
earth to heaven our beloved grand
father on February 13, at'3 o'clock
a. M. Death came to relieve him Of
his suffering and was no other thing
than the dispatcher of all displeas-
ure, the end Of all travail the gate
OF gladness, the port Of Paradise, the
entrance to felicity, and the begin
ming Of all blissfulness.
His intercourse with the living
world is now ended, and those who
would hereafter find him must seek
him In the grave, moldering in his
There, cold and lifeless, Is the heart
of Gear grandfather, which was SO
dear to us; there, dim and sightless,
IS the eye whose radiant and enliv-
ening orb beamed with Intelligence:
and there, closed forever, are those
hps, on whose persuasive accents we
nave SO often and SO lately heard
those words which thrilled our hearts
with Joy
He was a brave and gallant SOL
dicr, having volunteered and served,
during the entire four years of civil
war, in the Confederate army. And
on! how interesting it was to hear
STandfather narrate the story o. his
endurance. while on duty serving his
country, he having marched through
the city OF Washington barefooted
and leaving footprints on the snow.
Hc was captured and held as pris-
oner, on Chesapeake Bay, during the
last eight months of the bloody
war.
He was wise and safe counsellor,
and always had a word Of encoura ge-
ment and sympathy for those des-
pOndent ones with whom he came in
contact; aid his counsel will be
transmitted from generation to gen
Grafton as precious stone. so rare
that we should all search after It.
We have heard grandfather say SO
many times, "Always be sure you are
in the right path before you take a
step forward"
lie was a grandfather in the high
est. tr1est and sweetest sense of the
word, and left many assurances, evi-
ienccs and convincing testimonies
that he has entered that sweet rest
prepared by Jesus for those who love
and serve Him. He warned those
around his bedside to prepare to
meet him. 1t is appropriate that we
reverently give expression to our
gratitude for what he did and our
appreciation Of the life he lived as
an example for us. We believe he
has passed through the pearly gates
and entered the golden city Of the
New Jerusalem, and that he now
wears that robe Of righteousness
which Jesus prepares for his dear
children,
From the darkness which rests
upon dear grandfather's tomb there
proceeds a light, in which 1t is clear
ly seen that those objects which men
pursue are only phantoms. In this
light, how dimly shines the splendor
or victOry-how humble appears the
majesty Of grandeur! The bubble,
which seemed to have so much solid
ity. has burst, and we again see that
all below the sun is vanity. Shall
we not drown our sorrow in the food
OF light let through the rent veil OF
he skies which Jesus entered, and,
to cure our loneliness. gather to us
other friends to walk life's way,
knowing that every step brings us
nearer our dear grandfather. and his
sweet, eternal home, which death
never enters. and where partings are
never known. We. will still love
him, and the ties that unite us are
not broken, for they are too strong
for deaths stroke, and are made for
the joys OF eternal friendship. Other
friendships on earth will not disturb