. Twin souvenir of Francis C. Waid : comprising his First, Second, and Third souvenirs. ay, Well and faithfully into My joy and sit down by My throne !Bloomino Valley,Crawford Co., Penn., April 5, 1886. A WORD OF RESPECT FROM THE WRITER, f Im a poor lonely widow. Sixty-one years of age,And in this kind of labor. Sometimes I engage. To favor nor flattery I am not inclind,But can see and find fault With the most of mankind. In a case like the present, I endeavor to doWhat I firmly believe To be honest and true; And in my humble manner Would truly set forthTheir true virtue and merit.
. Twin souvenir of Francis C. Waid : comprising his First, Second, and Third souvenirs. ay, Well and faithfully into My joy and sit down by My throne !Bloomino Valley,Crawford Co., Penn., April 5, 1886. A WORD OF RESPECT FROM THE WRITER, f Im a poor lonely widow. Sixty-one years of age,And in this kind of labor. Sometimes I engage. To favor nor flattery I am not inclind,But can see and find fault With the most of mankind. In a case like the present, I endeavor to doWhat I firmly believe To be honest and true; And in my humble manner Would truly set forthTheir true virtue and merit. Their value and worth. *Meaning plainness in dress, to enjoy lifes pleasures as a on the morning of her birthday.—F. C. Waid. 80 But in all such casesThe truth I regard, And a poor meager pittanceHas been my reward. My thanks are now dueTo Francis C. Waid, For the liberal mannerIn which he has paid For the poor, feeble mannerIn which I have set forth, His true Christian characterAnd pure moral worth. Blooming Valley,Crawford Co., Penn., April 7,1886. A. D. Brown. I SI ROBERT L. WAID. This, the eldest son of Ira C. and Elizabeth P. (More-head) Waid, was born May 1, 182(), in Riceville, CrawfordCo., Penn. He received a common school education, wasbrought up on a farm, and during life was engaged as atiller of the soil. He died June 17, 1880, deeply regret-ted by many friends and neighbors, and now sleeps hislast sleep in Blooming Valley Cemetery (see page 14). Weep not for him who he sleeps and is at rest;And the couch whereon he liethIs the green earths quiet breast He was a model farmer, and neatness and perfect orderin all tilings were prominent features upon all parts of hisfarm. He was a mend)er of the K. of H.: in politics aRepublican. His widow now resides on the farm, in MeadTownship, Crawford County, which was improved byhim. On October 16, 1852, Mr. Waid married Almeda , who was born January 5, 1836, daughter ofAbram and Amanda (T
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