The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-03
OBITUARY.


On Tuesday morning Last, died at his IA
theirs dwelling in this city, Mr. Patrick II.
Roane, the youngest son of Judge Roane-
In October last he was seized with puIrno
nary complaint, which the rnost friendly and
anxious attentions, Of the most respectable
and eminent physicians, could not avert on.
mitigate. He bore his sufferings with the
most patient resignation, and breathed his
last in the bosom of his afflicted and below
go family. He had but lately completed his
twentieth year.-His mortal part has bPen
inferred in the famil. buryiug ground in the
County of King and Queen: His soul has
taken its departure to the mansions of ever
lasting rest.
Iii, hapless, youth, the anxious wishes
| of your numerous friends and acquaintance
could have awaited thee If the tender love
| or thy brothers and sisters, and particular
| ly of that excellent brother who devoted
himself night and TO minister unto you
could have relieved thee: If the tender &
lunceaSing assistance of an amiable Step
mother could have awaited who. weeping
over thy sad fate, often did justice to your
laffectionatc conduct tow ards her: If the
tears, and PaNgs, and prayers of bereaved
and afflicted father, could have saved thee
II these, dear Shade, could have averted
my unumely doom, you might still have
soothed and cheered that family once SO
happy, now so desolate and afflicted.
This an.ented youth inherited from ma
ture, disposition the most amiable and ex-
cellent. 1t was IS mild AID benign, as his
countenance was placid and serene. His
| philanthropy was universal, and he seemed
to test every action by its tendency to pro-
mote the happiness Of MANTLE was a
stranger to pride and although he was
correct and even polished in his intercourse
with society, he mingled freely with his fell
10" mortals There were none so low as
not 10 challenge his esteem, if they were
virtuous and honorable: and none so high as
TO attract his respect, if those qualities were
waiting It's believed that he lived and
died without an enemy.-His patriotism
was OF the purest and most arde cast. On
the invasion of this commonwealth. last
wa1ter he flew to arms As a volunteer horse
man, and served tosr of duty and twice
or tbrice, last summer, he bore his musket
with the Hanover militia "a service alas
too severe for his frail and delicate consti
tuition.
HIS genius and talents are believed to
have been of no ordinary character, In al
the stages Of his education his tutors & f,l
low-sJudents have equally united, as to the
correctness of his moral conduct, and the
strength and briIlaucy Of his understand
ing. On his leaving Hampden Sydney Col
completed, he brought the most hatterinr
testimonials as to both, from the pious and
learned president of the institution BEING
destined for the bar, he afterwards com
menced course OF historical, political and
legal reading under the immediate ausDices
Of his father. He dwet with great delight
upon the virtuOus and heroic periods of thu
Grecian and Roman history, and all the
illnstrious examples Of those times were ia
miliar To him. his voice was distinct and
harmonious, though his ordinary elocution
was, probably, too rapid. There was in his
speaking, perhaps. much to prune and Gull
tivate, but, certainly no deficiency. His
compositions we're remarkable for energy
and. perspicuity. His sentences were short
and expressive and the richness of the
composition consisted not less in the words
used, than the ideas. Some of his pieces
the mere exercises Of his Studies, have been
published. and received considerable apDro.
bation.-Wi a view TO prosecute the stu
dy OF law to g. alter advantage. and to at
tend the discussions in the supreme court.
he came to this city, in October last. He
would have read under the immediate di
recion OF most respectable and eminent
relation, residing here. That friend well
knew his worth, and would have had great
pleasure in advancing him.
But alas the scene IS changed. This vir-
tuous and dutiful son has not been permit
ted to clio E the eyes of an afflicted father.
nor 70 lead his downward footsteps To the
grave. This life blood of that fathers
heart, this prop and comfort Of his old age
has himself been stricken from existence. |
1t has no been permitted this youth already
so beloved, to gain still further upon the es
teen and affections Of his fellow citizens
This young advocate & orator has not been
suffered to tread he stage of life. The
shears Of death have opened upou him, ard !
this Fir Rover has sunk into an untimel, |
grave oh distressing and heart rendine |
calamity Oh tale ~ unite able woe - |
But all it teaches an useful les, on. 1t she ~ |
more clearly the certainty of an hereafter. |
III It be indeed true .ha, Natu c has done |
nothing in vain If not a hill nor a valley |
nor an herb nor plant 90 this globe of /
earth has been created without an end II !
there is no atom of the material or limb or
member OF the animal world, but Is Wisely /
adapted to It's purpose, bow is il tbat the |
wisdom and symmetry Of Providence in this
instance has been thwsrted} Can it ever be,
that innocence and virtue and purity and
truth, have only been permitted to appear.
TO be cast into state of aHpihIIatjon Ion !
No. The scene is only ci-nged. The Spi