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Obituary of Rebecca Beavers Glass

For the benefit of our little brothers who have been deprived of a mother's love and tender care are they scarcely know how to appreciate it, we are induced to write for their perusal, when older, the obituary of our loved mother, Rebecca B. Glass, wife of E. R. Glass, who after a short but severe illness died in Noxubee county, February 19, 1869, in her 44th year of age.

The deceased was the oldest daughter of Col. A. and Mary Pratt, of Bibb county Alabama. She lost her father, to whom she was devotedly attached, soon after her marriage, lived near her mother, brothers, and sisters and the friends of her childhood, to live among strangers for the sake of those that were dearer. There was no sacrifice she did not willingly and cheerfully make for those she loved. Words are inadequate to describe her as a wife and mother. She was an affectionate and dutiful wife, an indulgent and tender mother, and partook of the yous and sorrows of her husband and children with her cuning and gentle meekness. It may be said of her with malloyed truth, that if she had anything she praised highly iit was worthless to her until she shared it with her loved ones. The greatest of all earthly desires was to see her children noble and good. She always admonished them to spurfi a little act. She was ever ready to sympthize with the suffering to alleviate anguish, to sofeten the sorrows of those around her. She loved her friends and their society, and there were many in this world that were dear to her and to whom she was dear indeed. To know her was but to love her. It was said by an intimate friend visiting us not long since that ours was the happiest little group she ever saw. Our mother was there then, but now she is ot [sic] , she is to Heaven.

She was a member of the Baptist church and a zealous and ade_nt [sic] Christian. She said to us on entering her sick chamber, the morning of her first illness ``children, I don't think I will ever be well again, my dear children you will soon be without a mother and I want you all to pray that I may see my way clear.'' She was very patient during her short sickness and when the angel of death was hovering close around her she said to one of her children ``you think I am dying'' and ``I have no pulse'' and asked if we did not think so, and when told that she was very sick and that we feared she would die she did ------- but not for her little son who had violated the Sabbath prior and said to him, ``remember my son there are six working days in a week and the Sabbath you should keep holy.'' When asked if we could do anything far her, she said, ``take care of my little children'', and gave to each a last and parting kiss, tellin us to meet her in Heaven. She sent the same comforting request to an absent son, who, hearing her illness, waste not a moment in hastening to her side after two days and nights hard travel, not stopping for rest or food, he came too late to received her last blessing, and only to see how desloate home is without our mother. A few moments before she breathed her last she requested us to sing the --antilias hymn which begins with the words ``Jesus my all to Heaven is gone,'' and other songs. She said she saw Jesus.

Even after speech left her, she made sings satisfying us that she was conscious till life was almost extinct. A noble and generous mother is gone to a home above where there is no more sorrow, sickness and pain not death.Our loss is her ------ gain.

``Dearest mother thou has left us, and thy loss we deeply feel; But 'tis God that hath bereft us He can all our sorrows heal. Ye! again, we hope to meet thee when the day of life fleed-; There is Heaven with joy to greet thee, Where no farewell tear is shed.''

Mollie and Nettie