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Obitusy. r. e.
Margaret Christians Arnold. born
Sept 10th, 1857, In Aorristown,
leiln., died OCTOBER the Stn, 1891, al
1890 .. m, at butler, MO-, Yull Of
years and honor, beng elgnty-Iour
/ years ana twcnty-eignt Gays olu.
Grandma Arnold, as We All knew
her. had lived IN Butler tnirty-e,s,lt
4 years, coming mere IN the spring Of
Hloo3. t1er uusDaAd died e,gut years
xgo, aged eignIy-lnree years. A..ey
mad only tew years before ms death
celebrated tneir golden Weuu.iiE.
Five cnildren, two girls anu tlllec
boys, had also preceded, Grandma ~
ner nome over rnere, SO that sAie' was
Wiling and ANXIOUS to make the
journey. The vaiiey Of the shadow
| OF Deatl, was to her as alluring as all
ocean drive with its thanking PAINS.
NO shadow hid the way, no terror
lurked in the dark, for God was VITA
her, He had led her all tile way. The
poor she aided, the afflicted she conf
forted; she visited the jails, and all
OF Gods untortunates were her
wards. Her life was busy one,
eleven children besides two nepileWs
and two nieccs were part OF her
care for a number of years, and not
enough to satisfy her great heart, at
other times, others were cared for,
always room tor one more. she
burned the midnight oil not in hunt
ing pleasure, but in darning and
mending and pressing, that her lit
tie ones might. be neat and clean at
school the next day. Columns might
be written of her devotion to duty,
and neglect of self, but those who
know and love her know those
things. She was a happy blending
of pride and humility-proud thar
God had blessed her with so many
children, who in her sight, "a moth
er's ,eyes) were all good; humble :s
all her demands, the material things
of life neither exalted nor abased
her, they were Gods and if He gave
they we're good, and if He withheld,
they were His, Blessed be His
Name.
The world is better that she walked
its highways, and God answered her
life long wish and hope and prayer,
that she might pass quickly when her
summons came; that she might not
be III some ones wav. that she might
not be a trouble. She only fingered
long enough at the last to make the
ministrations of her children and
friends sweet memory, then with
a sigh, her spirit lifted and winged
its way to God, and to those Others
whom she had loved and lost for
little while and we know there was
JOY in Heaven when her children and
grandchildren and husbnd and moth
er and father circled around her and
the old eyes were cleared, the dull
ears made to hear, the mind made
new with an everlasting clearncss;
truly our loss was their gain.
Mothers gone but for a littl.
while and we will see her again. "As
the clock strikes the hour. how often
we say. time flies, when It's we that
are passing away Wait and watc',
for us. Mother, and as each of US
make the landing. may your out
stretched hands and loving smile
greet us. Grandma left six children, i
namely: Will M. Arnold of Butler, !
Mo-. II. B. Arnold. Big Springs,
Texas. w. S. Arnold. Kansas City,
Mo-, r. w. Arnold. Mrs. Agnes
Gench. Mrs. Sally Smith, all of But
Ter, Mo-, and twenty=une grand=ctrf=
dren and seven great-grandchildren.