gathering dust

As a codicil to the post  Burial in the Bush , I offer the poem written by M.L.M in remembrance of the departed Eliza. "Advertising." Goulburn Herald (NSW : 1881 - 1907) 11 Dec 1886: 5. Web. 14 Oct 2013 < http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99908550 > In Loving Remembrance OF ELIZA MUFFET, Who departed this Life on November 9th 1886; Aged 27 years and 11 months, A life of suffering she bore From infancy till death, But now she is set free from all - A home in heaven she hath, Through all those many years of pain Her loving parents o'er kept A watchful eye, when she awoke And also when she slept. It would be very wrong to grieve, To wish to have her here again, For now we know she's safe above, Where sorrow is unknown. And when our life on earth is done,  We hope to meet her there, And with the angels praises sing - In that bright land no partings are. November 17th.        ...

I did have a different item prepared for today - an article containing a lovely sketch of one of my forebears - however, during one of my general surname searches I came across this essay. ESSAYS, SKETCHES, &c. (1886, November 20).  Goulburn Herald  (NSW : 1881 - 1907), p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99903863 Mr & Mrs Robert Muffet are my 3x great-grandparents, their eldest son Charles and his wife Mary Matilda (nee Reader), referred to in the article as Mrs Charles Muffet are my 2x great-grandparents. The funeral is that of their daughter Eliza. There is a published tree of the descendants of [Charles] Robert Muffett & Louisa Muffett [nee Green], a copy of which originally helped to feed my love of family history (I'm on page 72). No mention of Eliza's disability is mentioned. I wonder if it was not known or just conveniently forgot?