little son, Lewis Henry; Robert, November 10, 1856; Sarah M. C., John's wife, August 21, 1864, and their four children, Henry C., April 14, 1855; Clara Elizabeth, September 16, 1861; Robert C., November 19, 1873, and Frank R., May 22, 1876. Sarah Everett, father's sister, died at our house July 30, 1865; Father, February 25, 1875; Cynthia, September 19, 1876; Elizabeth, April 11, 1877; Mother, March 12, 1878; William R. Prichard, Sarah's husband, May 16, 1879.
Our loved ones have gone—
They went one by one
Our noblest, our dearest, our best,
To heaven, the bright home of the blest.
In glory they wait,
And watch the pearl gate,
Till those they so tenderly love
Are safe in the great fold above.
The Savior is there
Our place to prepare,
And though the way sometimes is dim,
'Tis sweet to go, trusting in him.
O, wonderful thought,
With deep comfort fraught!
We'll know our beloved, our own,
And we shall be welcomed, and known.
IN MEMORIAM.
FATHER.
1875.
A cloud, heavenward gilded with glory |
