Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1898 — A Card of Thanks. [ARTICLE]

A Card of Thanks.

I desire to return my heartfelt thanks to my many friends who so kindly lent a helping hand in the late sad sickness and death of my dear companion, and especially do--I desire to mention. the order of which she was a member, the Womens Relief Corps, who have been ready to furnish the best of watchers. I can only say that such Virgils at the bed-side of a ’ sick member can not fail to bear fruit to the order, which shows it is a practical illustration of theprinciple they teach, that has its reward in the consciousness of duty performed at the bed-side of anguish. Watching through the long vigils of night, the strugglobetween life and death. And if possible to pour oil into the ex- - piring lamp of life. I desire to thank everybody for courtesy shown and interest manifested. I*trust'tbat our Heavenly Father in his goodness and mercy maysave you all from such sad experience, as that through which our once happy but now lonely home has passed. My humble prayer is that when life’s labors are ended that we may all hear the welcome plaudit of “well done, thou good and faithful

servant.”

F. W. BEDFORD.