Part 23
II. HELEN, daughter of Ezra Horton and Lucy Shepherd, born 5 Aug., 1823, at Union, Conn.; married at Union, Conn., 1 Dec., 1843, ORRIN MORSE, of Putnam, Conn., born in Union, Ct., 27 Jan., 1822, son of Jedediah Morse, born 14 Sept., 1780, son of Nathan Morse, of Ashford, Ct., born at Sturbridge, in 1734, son of David Morse, of Sturbridge, born in Medfield, in 1709, son of David Morse, born in 1683, son of Ezra Morse, born 5 Feb., 1644, the sixth child of John Morse, born in England, in 1611, and had eleven children, who was the son of Samuel Morse, of Medfield, the common ancestor of the Morses in New England, who was born in Old England, in 1585.
Children:
1. Sanford, born 27 April, 1845; died 14 June, 1845.
2. Helen Jennette, born 9 June, 1848.
3. Seth Herbert, born 14 May, 1852.
4. Delpha Adela, born 23 July, 1864.
III. THOMAS, son of Ezra Horton and Lucy Shepherd, born in Union, Ct., 4 May, 1825; married in Union, 29 April, 1850, DELIGHT WALES, daughter of Aaron Allen Wales, of Union, who was a lineal descendant of Dea. Nathaniel Wales, who came from England in 1635, in the ship _James_, of Bristol, a fellow-passenger with Rev. Richard Mather.
Children:
1. Emma, born at Union, 2 Aug., 1852; died at Stafford, Ct., 1 Oct., 1867.
2. Ellsworth Wales, born at Stafford Springs, 4 Jan., 1862.
They reside at Stafford Springs.
V. ELVIRA, daughter of Ezra Horton and Lucy Shepherd, born in Union, 30 July, 1829; married 27 Jan., 1851, THOMAS P. LEONARD, of Putnam, Ct., son of Daniel Leonard, of Union, and born 22 Aug., 1828.
Children, born in Putnam:
1. Ida Elvira, born 29 April, 1853.
2. Eugene Thomas, born 26 March, 1857.
3. Lucy Maria, born 2 Feb., 1861.
VII. EZRA MASON, son of Ezra Horton and Lucy Shepherd, born in Union, 3 June, 1832; married in Union, 2 Aug., 1859, JANE BARTLETT, daughter of Daniel Bartlett and Lucy Paine, and born in Union, about 1834.
Children, all born in Union, where he resides:
1. Balzamond Mason, born 15 March, 1862.
2. Emmons Burr, born 17 Sept., 1863.
3. Lucy Paine, born 11 May, 1865.
4. and 5. (twins,) Mary Percy, born 24 June, 1868; died 28 June, 1870; Martha Priscilla, born 24 June, 1868; died 16 July, 1868.
6. Knowlton Howard, born 16 Aug., 1871; died 29 June, 1872.
VIII. CHARLES, son of Ezra Horton and Lucy Shepherd, born in Union, 3 July, 1834; married in Albany, N. Y., 23 March, 1859, JANE FRANCES PERCY, daughter of John Percy and Eliza Ann ----, and born in Albany; reside in New York City.
Children:
1. Florence Effie, born in Albany, 4 April, 1860.
2. Frances Charlena, born in Albany, 13 Nov., 1863.
3. John Charles, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 16 May, 1867.
IX. OLIVE, daughter of Ezra Horton and Lucy Shepherd, born in Union, 27 June, 1836: married 10 April, 1860, JOSEPH R. LANGDON, of Woodstock Valley, Ct., born in Yorkshire, Eng., in 1834; died 29 July, 1872.
Children:
1. Essie E., born 21 Feb., 1867; died 26 Aug., 1872.
2. Lucy Evelyn, born 13 April, 1870.
[Illustration: E. H. CLEVELAND, M. D.]
IV. ELISHA GRIGGS, M. D., son of Norman Horton and Esther Griggs (_Dea. Ezra_, _Rev. Ezra_, _Dea. James_, _Jonathan I._), born at Stockbridge, N. Y., 20 Aug., 1830; married 1 April, 1855, HARRIET RAWSON, daughter of Emery Rawson and Julia Ruggles, and born in Linden, Vt., 2 Sept., 1832.
Children, born at Whitewater:
1. Minnie I., born 9 April, 1856.
2. Emery Norman, born 22 June, 1859.
3. Hattie May, born 2 March, 1870.
They reside at Whitewater, Wis. The Doctor is a skillful physician, doing a fair business.
VIII. MELVIN MORRIS, son of Norman Horton and Esther Griggs, born at Koskonong, Wis., 13 May, 1843; married at Koskonong, 24 Dec., 1863, SOPHRONIA CHEESEBRO, born at Koskonong, Jan., 1843.
Children, born at Cold Spring, Wis., where he resides:
1. Leo Leslie, born 1 Sept., 1864.
2. Everett Ezra, born 1 June, 1867.
I. SOPHRONIA, daughter of Chauncey Horton and Amanda Chaffee (_Dea. Ezra_, _Rev. Ezra_, _Dea. James_, _Jonathan I._), born at Ashford, Ct., 5 Jan., 1826; married 17 May, 1849, JOHN J. CARVER, of Stockbridge, N. Y. No children.
II. ALMIRA AMANDA, daughter of Chauncey Horton and Amanda Chaffee, born in Ashford, Ct., 20 Jan., 1828; married 18 Oct., 1849, H. A. COOLIDGE. She died in Feb., 1875.
Children:
1. Edward Horton, born 13 July, 1850, in Cazenovia, N. Y.; died in 1854.
2. Mary Frances, born 31 May, 1858, in Litchfield, Ill.
3. Kate, born 27 Nov., 1860, in Litchfield, Ill.
III. EMELINE, daughter of Chauncey Horton and Amanda Chaffee, born in Ashford, Ct., 22 Sept., 1829; married in Stockbridge, Madison Co., N. Y., 8 March, 1854, to the REV. GILES BUTLER CLEVELAND, born 12 Aug., 1825, in Durham, Greene County, N. Y. They have one son, viz.:
Arthur Horton Cleveland, born in the city of Philadelphia, 10 Feb., 1865.
Mrs. Cleveland graduated from the Ladies' Department of Oberlin College (Ohio), in 1853, and from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, in 1855. She was elected to the Chair of Anatomy in that College, in 1857, which she held until 1862, when she was transferred to the Chair of Obstetrics. This she still occupies, and is also a member of the Board of Corporators.
In 1860, at the solicitation of a number of philanthropic ladies of Philadelphia, who had in view the establishment of a Hospital for Women and Children, Professor Cleveland went abroad for medical study, and to make herself acquainted with the arrangements and management of hospitals. She entered the School of Obstetrics in connection with the _Maternite_ of Paris, and after receiving the diploma of that institution, found ready access to the wards and lecture-rooms of other hospitals, and was allowed free inspection of their administrative departments.
On her return, she was chosen Resident Physician of the then chartered Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia, which position she continued to fill for seven years. She has been one of the Managers of the Hospital from its organization, and a member of the Consulting Board since her retirement from the office of Resident Physician.
Professor Cleveland has made a number of important surgical operations, and is the first woman, so far as known, who ever performed ovariotomy. In her second case, a tumor, weighing fifty pounds, was successfully removed, the patient making a good recovery.
IV. MARY ANN, daughter of Chauncey Horton and Amanda Chaffee, born in Ashford, Ct., 1 Feb., 1831; married 16 May, 1854, the REV. RICHARD HOLTON CLARK, born in Carolina Centre, Tompkins Co., N. Y., about 1828.
Children:
1. Mary Frances, born in Stockbridge, N. Y., 20 May, 1856.
2. Emma, born in Nelson, N. Y., 5 Aug., 1858.
3. Charles Richard, Cuyler, N. Y., born 17 Nov., 1862.
V. CYNTHIA MALVINA, daughter of Chauncey Horton and Amanda Chaffee, born in Stockbridge, N. Y., 22 Feb., 1833; married 27 Aug., 1857, JUSTUS WILLIAMS, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis., born at Cazenovia, about 1830.
Children:
1. Edith Virginia, born at Jefferson, Wis., 25 June, 1859.
2. Herbert Leslie, born at Ft. Atkinson, Wis., 28 April, 1868.
VI. CHAUNCEY CHAFFEE, son of Chauncey Horton and Amanda Chaffee, born in Stockbridge, N. Y., 24 March, 1835; married 18 Jan., 1859, ELIZABETH HURLBURT, born about 1837.
Children, all born in Stockbridge, where he resided:
1. Eddie, born in 1860; died young.
2. Anna P., born 20 Oct., 1863.
3. Nellie, born in March, 1865; died in 1869.
4. Harry, born 1868; died in 1868.
I. STODDARD ELLSWORTH, son of Eli Horton and Katherine E. Ellsworth (_Dea. Ezra_, _Rev. Ezra_, _Dea. James_, _Jonathan I._), born at Stafford, Ct., 31 March, 1833; died 24 Jan., 1873, at his residence, Windsor Locks, Ct. He was a man of excellent character, and talent as a machinist; married 14 Nov., 1865, FANNY E. CHASE, daughter of John Chase and Emma Greenleaf, and born 16 March, 1816, at Lyme, N. H.
Children, all born at Windsor Locks:
1. Myra Elsie, born 16 April, 1866.
2. Katie Elvise, born 30 Nov., 1867.
3. Sydney Ellsworth, born 28 Oct., 1869.
4. Alice Chase, born 18 May, 1872.
III. KATIE ELSIE, daughter of Eli Horton and Katherine E. Ellsworth, born at Stafford, Ct., 6 Jan., 1837; married 14 Dec., 1870, EZRA B. BAILEY, born at Franklin, Ct., about 1835. They reside at Windsor Locks and have one son, viz.:
Phillips Horton, born 24 Aug., 1872.
REV. WILLIAM HORTON THOMPSON, son of William Thompson and Catherine Ingals, and grandson of the Rev. Calvin Ingals and Mary Horton (_Rev. Ezra_, _Dea. James_, _Jonathan I._), born at West Stafford, Ct., 7 July, 1818. He fitted for college at Morison Academy, Mass., in 1840, under the care of Rev. Charles Hammond. Entered Amherst College, and remained there three years. In 1844, he entered the Theological Seminary at Columbia, S. C., whence he graduated, in 1847. Settled first in the ministry at Atlanta, Ga. In 1849, he had charge of a mission church in Augusta, Ga. He was settled in Chattanooga in 1851, and in Bolivar, West Tennessee, for twelve years. In 1865, he was settled in Columbus, Kentucky, and in July, 1873, he moved to Lexington, Miss., where he is now engaged in the ministry.
He married 11 May, 1852, MARY JANE SAFFORD, daughter of Rev. Henry Safford, of Greenboro, Georgia, and Eliza Burr, daughter of Dr. William Burr, of Philadelphia, who was a nephew of President Burr, of Princeton College, N. J. The Safford family is large, and includes many persons of distinction. The Hon. A. B. Safford, of Cairo, has written the history of the family, and says he has written to every penitentiary in the United States, and not a Safford can be found on their records.
Children:
1. William Henry, born in Bolivar, Tenn., 14 Dec., 1855.
2. Mary Eliza, born in Bolivar, Tenn., 11 Jan., 1857.
3. Catherine Alethea, born in Bolivar, Tenn., 20 Jan., 1860.
I. SUSAN BAILEY, daughter of Gilbert Horton and Lydia Bailey (_Maj. Gilbert_, _Capt. Barnabas_, _Dea. James_, _Jonathan I._), born at Bay View, Southold Township, 11 July, 1820; married at Bay View, 12 Dec., 1839, by the Rev. Ralph Smith, to HIRAM TERRY, son of Jesse Terry and Hannah ----, and born in Southold.
Children, all born in Southold:
1. Marietta A., born 4 April, 1841; died 19 April, 1865.
2. Charles E., born 4 Dec., 1843.
3. George I., born 9 August, 1850; died 28 August, 1868.
4. Lydia Bailey, born 18 Nov., 1854; died 27 Nov., 1869.
II. GILBERT WILSON, son of Gilbert Horton and Lydia Bailey, born at Bay View, 31 March, 1824; married in Cutchogue, L. I., 13 Dec., 1848, by the Rev. Ezra Youngs, to PHEBE ANN YOUNGS, daughter of Richard Youngs and Deborah Tuthill. She died 27 Nov., 1858, without issue, and he married 2. in Bridge Hampton, L. I., 12 Nov., 1862, by the Rev. Thomas Gray, to JANIE MARIA HALSEY, daughter of Daniel S. Halsey and Amanda Smith, and born in Bridge Hampton, about 1826.
Children, both born at Bay View:
1. Gilbert Wilson, born 9 April, 1865.
2. Daniel Halsey, born 5 Dec., 1871.
Mr. Horton has a farm and a very pretty situation at Fair View, Southold Township, and he owns the celebrated old cask in which were brought over a portion of the household goods of the old puritan, Barnabas, facetiously called "Uncle Barney's Money Pot," which it was said, he brought over with him, filled with _gold_ and _silver_.
I. NANCY LANDON, daughter of Hon. Silas Horton and Mary Landon (_Col. Benjamin_, _Capt. Barnabas_, _Dea. James_, _Jonathan I._), born in Southold, 17 March, 1828; married 8 June, 1850, by Rev. Jonathan Huntting, to DAVID HAWKINS HORTON, son of Barnabas Horton and Mehetabel Osborn, and born at Mt. Hope, N. Y., 25 Feb., 1817.
Children:
1. Adelaide Landon.
2. Josephine.
3. Marietta.
4. Mary Landon.
IV. JAMES EDWIN, son of Spencer Horton and Emily Lewis (_Dea. John_, _Budd_, _Jonathan_, _Dea. James_, _Jonathan I._), born in Wallkill, Orange Co., N. Y., 13 Jan., 1835; married in Newburgh, 24 Oct., 1806, by Rev. John Brown, D. D., to SARAH SNEEDEN HATHAWAY, daughter of Col. Odell S. Hathaway and Helen Maria Birdsall, and born in Newburgh, 11 June, 1836.
Children, all born in Newburgh:
1. George Hathaway, born 19 August, 1863.
2. Ida Cushman, born 31 May, 1866.
3. Edith Alden, born 19 August, 1868.
4. Hiram Falls, born 28 Aug., 1869.
5. Helen Marie, born 25 April, 1874.
Mr. Horton is a successful merchant in the city of Newburgh. He and his wife are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and highly respected in the community.
I. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, son of Jonathan Terry Horton and Mehetabel Horton (_Maj. Gilbert_, _Capt. Barnabas_, _Dea. James_, _Jonathan I._), born in Southold; married 22 Nov., 1848, MARY FRANCES TERRY, daughter of Gilbert Terry and Nancy Hedges, and born in Southold, about 1826.
Children, all born in Southold:
1. Benjamin Carpenter.
2. Hetty Eliza.
3. Franklin Terry.
4. Edward Barton.
I. SILAS RYNECK, son of Dr. William Horton and Maria Ryneck (_William_, _Silas_, _Dea. James_, _Jonathan I._), born on the old Horton farm, between Goshen and Craigville, Orange Co., N. Y., 26 June, 1820; married 7 August, 1859, at Philipsport, N. Y., by Rev. A. Ackerly, to SARAH JANE DECKER, daughter of Jacob J. Decker and Lucretia Cameron, and born near Ellensville, Ulster Co., N. Y., 21 July, 1836. One child, viz.:
Maggie B., born at the old homestead, 10 Dec., 1862.
Silas R. Horton has been for twenty years a noted fire-insurance agent, and he is still engaged in this business for some of the best companies in the country. Mr. Horton, like his father, possesses a fine taste for scientific studies. He is well-known as a geologist and mineralogist. A few years ago he discovered a new and rare mineral, which has since been named by Prof. George J. Brush, of Yale College, "Horton-olite."
II. EUGENE, son of Dr. William Horton and Maria Ryneck, born 27 Sept., 1824; married 7 June, 1867, ANNA T. HALEY.
Children:
1. Eugene B., born 20 Dec., 1872.
2. William R., born 13 July, 1874.
Mr. Horton is a noted agriculturalist; resides on the old homestead farm, which has now been in the possession of the Hortons for five generations.
III. DR. WILLIAM, son of Dr. William Horton and Maria Ryneck, born in Goshen, opposite the old Court-House, 10 April, 1827; married in Blooming Grove, N. Y., 8 Dec., 1853, by the Rev. Austin Craig, to SARAH LOUISA TOWNSEND, daughter of Sylvanus Smith Townsend and Elizabeth Rogers, of New York City.
Children:
1. Eugenia Townsend, born 18 March, 1858.
2. Elizabeth Emily, born 21 May, 1867.
Dr. Horton, in his letter, after giving his record as above, remarks: "Our old home has been in the Horton name for five generations. It is characteristic of the Horton Family to be fixed to one spot."
_Eighth Generation.--Jonathan I._
DAVID PHILANDER, son of Joseph Hazzard Horton and Mehitabel Horton (_David_, _"Good" Jonathan_, _Dea. William_, _William_, _Jonathan I._), born in Southold, 31 Aug., 1827; married 3 Nov., 1857, by the Rev. B. Pillsbury, to CAROLINE RUSHMORE, of Hempstead, Queens Co., L. I., daughter of Benjamin Rushmore and Elizabeth Clowes, and born in Hempstead, 16 March, 1829.
Children, all born in Brooklyn, N. Y.:
1. Caroline Rushmore, born 1 March, 1863.
2. Mary Goldsmith, born 9 Dec., 1865.
3. George Ellis, born 12 Aug., 1868.
Prof. D. P. Horton became a resident of Brooklyn in 1849, as a student in music, both vocal and instrumental. In December, 1856, he was employed to give instruction in music in the Public Schools of the city, and also to large classes of private pupils. Soon after this, he commenced leading the music in the Churches, and in this employment he has been engaged ever since, devoting his time during the week to giving instruction in the Public Schools, and leading the music in one or more Churches every Sabbath.
He possesses fine social as well as musical qualities, and he and his companion are both live members of the Presbyterian Church, and their influence for good is largely felt in the Church and congregation, and also wherever they are known. They have also given very valuable assistance in looking up the history of the Horton family--putting into my hands family records which Prof. Horton had been gathering up for some years past--and it has given me much pleasure to make their house my home, and enjoy their generous hospitality whenever I have had occasion to visit their beautiful city.
I. CAPT. WILLIAM HENRY, son of Henry Horton and Caroline Rogers (_Benjamin_, _Micah_, _Moses_, _William_, _Jonathan I._), born in Southold, about 1837; married about 1865, LYDIA CATHERINE BROWN, daughter of Bethia Horton Overton and Samuel Brown, Jr., and born in Southold, about 1840. In June, 1872, she was living with her mother, who was the third wife of Jonathan G. Horton. The Captain was then in Boston, having just returned from a voyage to the East Indies.
"ADDENDA."
_Eighth Generation.--Caleb I._
II. STEPHEN OVERTON, son of Hiram Horton and Mary Rose, born at Chester, N. J., 21 July, 1811; married 21 May, 1833, by Rev. Oliver Bryant, to DENCY COOPER HORTON, daughter of Daniel Horton and Esther Terry.
Children all born at Chester:
1. Alma Cornelia, born 28 April, 1834; married Henry Clay Randolph.
2. Hiram, born 1 May, 1836; died 2 Sept., 1837.
3. Emma Elizabeth, born 25 June, 1838; died 27 June, 1839.
4. Stephen Lester, born 4 Nov., 1841.
5. Esther Emily, born 28 Oct., 1846.
Stephen O. Horton is a farmer, also a contractor on public works. He resides at Plainfield, N. J., and he is a prominent man, possessing good business capacities, and is highly respected.
III. ELIZABETH CELINA, daughter of Hiram Horton and Mary Rose, born at Chester; married 1. SILAS OLNEY, and had children as follows:
1. Corydon, now a real estate agent in Kansas.
2. Alonzo Schuyler, resides in Dover, N. J.
3. Mary Rose.
4. Hiram Horton, resides in Iowa.
Silas Olney died, and she married CAPT. LEMON, being his 2d wife. She was thrown from a wagon a few years ago and instantly killed.
V. ANNA, daughter of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, (_John_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Terrytown, 19 Nov., 1825; married at Terrytown, by the Rev. Mr. Brown, to DR. JAMES DE WOLF, son of Giles M. De Wolf and Anna Spaulding.
Children:
1. Mary, married Albert E. Strong, merchant at Vail, Iowa.
2. John H.
3. Geo. H.
4. Anna.
5. James.
Dr. De Wolf practiced medicine successfully at Terrytown, Mehoopany and Meshoppen, Pa. About 1850 he moved to Carroll Co., Ill. He was a member of the Legislature of Illinois, and also County Superintendent of Common Schools of Carroll County, Illinois. He now resides at Vail, Iowa--is a Magistrate and Postmaster. Dr. De Wolf and his wife embraced Christianity in early life, and they, together with their family, are intelligent and active members of the Presbyterian Church.
VI. LYDIA MILLER, daughter of Maj. John Horton and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, Pa., 31 Dec., 1827; married at Terrytown, 30 June, 1852, by Rev. Mr. Huntington, to REV. SAMUEL FISHER COLT, M.D., son of Samuel Colt and Phebe Andress, and born in Paterson, N. J., 19 April, 1817. His classic course was at Lafayette College; his theologic at Princeton Seminary. He was ordained by the Presbytery of West Jersey--was for many years the Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Wyalusing, Pa. He founded and built the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute at Towanda, and he is now pastor and practising physician at Laporte, Pa.
Children:
1. Caroline Vansann, born at Towanda, 12 Aug., 1853.
2. Samuel Fisher, born at Towanda, 12 Aug., 1855.
3. Frederika Rowena, born in Wysox, Pa., 4 Oct., 1857; married Earnest V. Ingham, editor of the _Press and Standard_, Laporte, Pa.
4. John Horton, born at Pottsville, Pa., 17 Jan., 1859; died 19 Jan., 1862.
5. Horace Austin, born at Pottsville, 2 Dec., 1860.
6. Harriet Elmer, born at Pottsville, 24 April, 1863.
7. Susan Kearcher, born at Pottsville, 15 Nov., 1864.
8. William Montelius, born at Troy, Pa., 5 Sept., 1866.
9. Louisa Josephine, born at Towanda, 7 March, 1868.
10. and 11. Joseph and John (twins), born at Towanda, 7 June, 1870; died 24 and 25 July, 1870.
ROWENA NANCY, daughter of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, 4 Dec. 1832; married 16 Aug., 1874, by Rev. A. M. Duboe, of the Baptist Church, Dennison, Iowa, to CAPT. WILLIAM FAMILTON, born in Harrison Co., O., 22 Sept., 1825. The Captain is a very generous-spirited and energetic man, engaged as an agent of Iowa Land Company, in the sale of real estate, receiving a liberal salary. Mrs. Familton was long a teacher; but for a few years past she has kept a fashionable millinery store in Dennison, and has a large business, giving good satisfaction to her customers. She embraced Christianity in early life, and is an esteemed member of the Presbyterian Church.
_Tenth Generation.--Joseph I._
III. OMAR FLAVIUS, son of Elijah Horton and Eliza Hiney (_Isaac S._, _Elijah M._, _Elijah_, _Richard_, _John_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born in Sheshequin, Pa., 24 Aug., 1853; married in Towanda, Pa., 26 Dec., 1873, by Rev. M. C. Dean, to JEMIMA ELLIOTT, daughter of Isaac Elliott and Olive Billings, and born in Illinois 23 April, 1856. They reside at North Towanda, Pa.
"My oldest brother, Alvin Le Roy, was born in Sheshequin, 2 Aug., 1846. He was married at Susquehanna Depot, Pa., 25 Feb., 1871, by Rev. L. W. Peck, to Charlotte Maria Tinsman. My 2d brother, Levi Christopher, was born 2 April, 1848; died 13 Jan., 1849. 4. Orrin Day, my brother next younger than myself, was born 17 Dec., 1850; died 8 Jan., 1864. 5. The next brother, George Harris, born 23 Nov., 1855, and my youngest brother, Guy Earl, was born 16 June, 1866."--_Letter of O. F. Horton, 1874._
LINES
ON THE DEATH OF COUSIN NANCY T. HORTON.
The years are passing, but their changes Do not allay our pain; For oft in the hush of the twilight hour We hear her loving voice again.
We hear her step on the floor beside us, We turn to greet her there, And as we would take her outstretched hand We only meet--a vacant chair.
We wander with noiseless step Again in her silent room; There are her pictures and her books, But, alas! they're shrouded in gloom.
No speaking eye is there to see The beauty of earth or sky; No melody cheers our sadness But the song bird's floating by.
We think of the pupils whom she loved, And taught with a teacher's pride; They too will fondly remember The days spent by her side.
Oh death! why did you rob us Of the treasure we held so dear? Why did you enter again our household Claiming another victim here?
Why was the work so quickly ended, Of a short but useful life? For she lived not for herself alone Amid this busy world of strife.
"Simply to the cross she clung" As she stemmed the rolling tide-- With full assurance in her faith, We know she lived and died.
The tears in our eyes are gathering, But we brush them sadly away; For afar in the distant future, We see an unclouded day.
Yes, there we shall bind again, These sundered broken bands; There with the dearly loved and lost, We'll meet with clasping hands.
We rejoice in the promise left us, That she has only gone before, For soon we shall win _our_ crown of joy, Across the vale on the other shore.
E. J. P. S.
ROCHELLE, ILL., April, 1876.
_Eighth Generation.--Caleb I._