wife of WILLIAM BENSON
died March 2, 1858,
AE. 61 yrs. 5 mo. 16 ds.
She has left the hearth in the homestead lone,
She has gone from earth to a better home;
Her spirit was wafted on wings of love,
To that far off haven of rest, above,
We miss her form in her favorite place,
We miss the smiles of her pleasant face;
We listen in vain for the gentle tread,
She cometh not, for she rests with the dead.
