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- Obituary.
Died, near Sabula at 5 o'clock P. M. Wednesday, December 26th, 1888, Sarah A., infant daughter of George and Lucretia Lewis, aged 1 year, 0 months and 17 days. Sad that so lovely a flower must so soon fade.
Our bright eyed darling is gone, the sweet pratling tongue now dumb in death, will greet us no more. How our aching hearts despair when we look upon its little form. So cold lying there; those little ice-cold fingers as in snowy grace they clasp the toy that did In life give it o much joy. Dear bereaved parents and friends, grieve not for Sallie, be patient. these severe afflictions are not from the ground.
They are of times celestial blessings. Sallie is not dead, the sweet voiced child we so much loved, but by guard lan angels led from temptation, safe from sin's polution. She lives whom we call dead May the aiilicted family find comfort in Him who hath declared that babes are heirs of heaven, and submit to the will of Him who does nothing wrong. For,
She shall sleep, but not forever,
There will be a glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part, no, never,
On the resurrection morn.
When we see a precious blossom
That we've tendered with such care,
Suddenly taken from our bossom,
How our aching hearts despair!
Round her little grave we lingered,
'Til the setting sun was low,
Feeling all our hopes had perished
With the flower we cherished so.
She shall sleep, but not forever,
In the lone and silent grave;
Blessed be the Lord that taketh,
Blessed be the Lord that gave!
In the bright, eternal city
Death can never, never came!
In Ilis own good time He'll call us
Fom this land to home sweet home.
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1887 - 1888 (1 year)
