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Augustus Lang Obituary
Died—Augustus, infant son of Lewis and Alice Lang, near Woodsfield, November 1, 1881, aged 2 months and 19 days.
Gussie was born on the 12th day of August 1881. He was a sweet child, and the joy and the pride of a father and mother young in life. His sojourn upon this terrestrial ball was brief, and being brief ‘twas sweet to meet his God.
“Here was a rose, a budding rose,
Blasted before its bloom;
Whose innocence did sweets disclose
Beyond the flower’s perfume.
To those who for his loss are grieved
This consolation’s given—
He’s from a world of woe relieved
And blooms a rose in Heaven.”
Parents, weep not, for the innocent babe which has so recently been consigned to the tomb is to-lay with our Heavenly Father and the angels, seeing more joy than all earthy joys combined.
Gussie wears a crown in glory—Brighter far than burnished gold, And within his precious fingers, He a golden harp doth hold.
Source: Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, November 15, 1881