Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1890 — IN MEMORIAM. [ARTICLE]

IN MEMORIAM.

Ninnie Gertrude Hemphill, youngest daughter of Marcus 11. and Matil - da Hemphill, born April loth 1873, died Feb. sth, 189 ft, aged 16 years, 11 months and 20 days. “There’s scarce one fold, howe’er ’tis watched and tended, but one dead lamb is there.” Ten days before her death upon returning from a visit to some of her sick schoolmates she was taken with a chill which terminated in the lung fever from which she died 20 minutes past 12 o’clock Wednesday morning. Her funeral was held from the F. W. Baptist church, Thursday at 1 o’clock p. in., amid a large concourse of relatives and friends; the Rev. B. F. Ferguson officiating. She was then laid to rest in Weston cemetery. So has ended a glad young life; just in the morning of her happy existence, with the rose tints of early dawn upon her cheeks and its sunlight in her heart, she is taken away. The angel of death loves best the fairest flowers and ruthlessly plucks them from our unwilling grasp. 'This maiden was the sunlight of her home. From, infancy she had alwaj'S been a gladsome child and the sunshine that was born within her remained until the last. In her school fife (and here the writer knew her best) she was ever industrious, obedient and kindly. Regular and punctual in her attendance she earned the well-deserved honor of the silver star. In her class work no task imposed was too arduous for her to cheerfully undertake and if possible, accomplish. She liad a bright and active mind and invariably stood among the first in her class. Always rendering a glad obedience to every wish of her teachers thereby winning their approbation and their love. Her school-mates all loved her and were heart-broken when they followed her to the grave. The tears of her companions is the highest tribnte that can be paid to the memory of this dear I girl. To he parents who have loved her , as their “baby girl,” this is an awfnl, sorrow. Words cannot console teem;, but surely it is a comfort to know! that all who knew her are mourners j together with them. And is not tee, memory of her lovely life and goodness of heart also a consolation ? Let; ns hope from these evidences that the j pate boatuuU, death, has home herj across tiie river to the brighter shore.

HER TEACHER.

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