Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-01-30
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
r I e II M O W d,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80, 1912.
For THE ARGUS.

Lines sacred to The memor2 Of MISS MARIA
NELSON, who persisted in the Theatre at Rick
'nond, Dec 26th, 1911.
Amidst the gloom of universal woe,
Where tears of uhdissembled anguish flow,
ny Observation-Disclosures -Widows-Or Orphans
shed;
Where deep detection hangs the dropping head,
And looks expressive tell rphose friend is dead /;
where sighs are heav'd, and funeral hymns are
sung,
And tales of horror dwell on ev'ry tongue -
Oh good Maria may my mournful song
Distinguish thee among the hapless throng
Whose ashes mingled on that awful night,
And souls together took their last sad flight y
Modest and meek-devotcd to thy God,
BY thee, on earth, the road to heaven was
trod,
And, by thy hand three lovely children led,
Were aptly taught that heavily road to tread.
Thine was mind by sacred truth inform'd -
Thine was heart which charity had warrn'd
With all her melting tenderness and love -
And hope and faith had fiX'd thy views ebove
10 others kind, but to myself severe,
10 do thy duty was thy only care -
Sedate and calm in ev'ry changing scene,
And cen when death approached thee still Sc.
rene,-
Thy gentle spirit to it's maker fed -
And we, less happy, now 6epsil thee dcad-
place ~
In silent sorrow, and with lettering pace -
Hoary her head, and wan her aged check
" Hh eyes which voc unutterablc sneak r.
What little Girls are these, who weeping saw,
I" Our dear Maria has been long away -
: When shall We see her, Grandmama, again %
At tins she upward looks with heartfelt pain,
And bursts INTO an agony OF grief
All wretched nlournerl who can give relief
TO sorrow such as thine IA daughter lost,
Whom any Mother as her pride might boast,
The stay and prop of thy declining age -
An VINO thy lamentations can assuage p
Thy God alone TO him for comfort look;
And find it written in his holy book
Soon shall thy day. and suff' rings too be
o'er;-
And And on the heavily canaan's happy shore,
Thy dear Maria shall thy spirit meet,
And guide thee joyful to thy Saviour's feet =
mere with the Saints around his throne to
sing
Glory and praise to heavens eternal king
1here were strong reasons for believing
that the late fire in this city was the work
OF an iucendiaTy, as stated in our paper of
the goth ult Under these impressions, the
Mayor OF the city caused every person sup
posed to be &C quainted with any of the cir
cumstanees relative to it to be summoned
oStore NM ne enquiry resulted in con-
Victlon on his mi nd that the FIRE did not ORR
ginate in design but from negligence.
Mr.. Leigh's substitute for Mr.. Tyler's
Preamble and Resolutions, introduced in the
House OF Delegates on Thursday. will be
ready for delivery lin the Pamphlet form)
Tomorrow.
The Senate Of Virginia have passed the
new Chancery 6iH--and yesterday, Da6nev
Carr, Egg. was elected without opposition
the additional Chancellor to sit to the w. of
the Blue Ridge.
Gen. Henry Dearborn, late Secretary of
OF War, now collector of the port of Boston,
has been appointed, by the President OF the
United States ard Senate, Major G. neral
in the army of the United States, This aD-
pomtmcnt places that gentleman at the head
OF the army Of the u. States.
Nat INT Of Jan. %.