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ULH'Il(oventilled,lind er Thofltl not heavy lcr of•c met I both their eforo, b rebs )icces ^adednasto. ivespcctiunyr *Auans:fs u\\; and ; and )00 to , and uting Iriven •anks, lowed mttle, ho re-lered, 3 thatcauso3 had .'ision it woT1 In facovumenmakbeveinsas. Pass, Texas, )March 9th, 181H. (Mns. WmonT:Perhaps you will bo surprised to seo a letterdirected to you by an entire stranger, and f fear you will bo more surprised at the very sad news I am about to tell you. It is this; that your husband, he whom you loved so well, w no more. He has laid down his weapons, ho has finished the fight and is now at rest, lie died to-day about three o’clock P. M.—I have been with him constantly since twelve o’clock last night. I talked with him, read from tho Bible, and prayed for him, and with him. During that time lie told me he thought he was prepared to t\\o, and that ho could trust himself entirely to Christ. I asked him what message I should send to you,andlio replied tell her to meet mo in Heaven. He re peated this moro than onco, and two or threolseve times he sang a verse or two of some hymn,but the so indistinctly that I could only catch a word bloo now' and then, and onco or twico I heard him m?a praying, so you will see by this, that he know tins,death was approaching, and endeavored to pro-pare himself for it. During the last two or threeI ^amhours of his lifo ho was unconcious, ho had but very little pain and dropped away like one go* man ing to sleep. In tMr. Wright came here on tho 15th of Fcbrua nob/ Itry with soveral others. Ho was looking quite iltrit well and performed duty several days, but a and is ihe week ago last Sabbath (tho 28th of February,) bar! vhich | he was taken again with tho chronic diarrhoea, r.00fi and though the doctor done all he could for him,Tjtry tall tlso fr and ex an—Cttherlt; on. ^ to qi othe modn, woa ciCorps it could not bo stopped, but carried him to tho|olls. it tho grave as I have already said^ Mr. Wells took ans of care of him until tho last day or two when oth-rched ers’assistcd him, he had the best of care and at-rehed tention but it was of no avail,4ifound What shall I say to you to comfort you in red of your sad affliction. If you are a Christian, you jly up can go to Christ and ho will help you bear the ailed, cross, and from Him you can rccoive strength ; and to say “thy will bo done.” Of ono thing you their are assured if ho was what his last words indicated, that ho in now at resti Tho troubles,trials,and afflictions of this life will hover moro Vi oable him but safe in the mansions above, hef Co.i»won-icn wcflUcry p pureof tho s with would ro put loft in 3 men,I havo i traini you it Hill,morn-rnith’s )k our tho ro* o ene-fight, taking inding either0 havo comes1 mustwill wait with untold joy tho time when you shall moot him in heaven. If yovi h ;vc not an interest in a Saviours blood, let liU death be a warning to you, and tho words of Christ,lt le ye also ready ” sink doop into your hoart and lead you to delay no longer,to »nako yoiir poace with God, Lot this beroavemcnt lead you to consecrato yourself, and the ohildron.-God has given you, ontirely to him, and to trjijn them up in tho “ nurture and admonition of the Lord1This littlo curl is one ho wanted sent to you, and wo havs done up his pocket book letters, o. that George Cartlich will bring home when ho comes, or send them by mail to Mr. Downing (P. M.) if hp should not go qlear homo. Ho was owing Mr. James Wells twelve dollars,that ho requested you to pay to his wife when you got his pay. Lieut.Wightman is too busy to write to day but will as soon as he hus a littlo moro time, and now praying that God may keep and comfort you in your affliction, and at last permit you to meet your husband in heaven, I subscribe myself, Truly Your Friend,L, McCuhdy.TANAYoi*saysfeediat lBesiteencamingandcxteNov a coandlabcthosbut.all 1 rathmengov opei mor rofu ocoiThe Chicago Election.— The resultHI« Tlship a daItshipGiandcrow , Tlthatopiu
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Linn County Patriot
Marion, Iowa, US
Thu, May 05, 1864
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