The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-10-01

ed beioved vile and four childrea and off;
ohS one enid ie to look upon and in addition !,
this lett without shelter his house nor lo,r ; :"
Ing destroyed by fire thus as holy JOB he mas DC
ds mere ever sorrow like mine-have pitv mo.
me. " We my friends for the hand Of God ba,L po'
ed me-" May all those who have an in,sras, ~ "a.
throne OF grace IN their inyocations to Deitv ramaa
Der unaffected brother. Cod my dear frenj n ~,
per the minds to the shorn la,nJ-t tho shoy r.
In Louisville, Kentucky, after illness of fonr d.
huus Bradford Washburn, aged "a, formerly Of tb;s
town. - inis'
II is but poor tribute to the memory of don,r,o,
inena TO pourtray his character in public ;onrn.i
eieiy ior the world 10 gaze at If it be drawn with
sincerity, 1t IS drawn only for his friends thar ,he
may not see him forgotten in death but NAV bava
one niue nope 10 hod TO. that lesson may be drawn
IRON humble recital of his virtues II Is az hard 70
stay our feelings tears, when we a,,emn, -
recall IN tins way, for the last time on earth the reco
lection of one who is near and dear TO us rhe werd
therefore must be kind-and indifference INNS, M,
wonder at our zeal-Washburn one Of those spir-
Its which we love to contemplate lie was man of
genlus-ot beautiful mind--of a chaste and tender
and elegant fancy-There was nothing unnatural II
his composition-no mental nor physical sffec,ation
but one continued development OF sincere strong and
upright ieeling. Those who were admitted TO his int.
macy can bear witness to the nobility of his disDosi-
ton. There was IN him subterfuge-none of those
petty and Insignificant meannesses of manner that for
bid all friendship, and destroy all affection He was.
generous IN the truest sense; for he did not wound
even his enemies-ifwe may say he had any he Was
dsinteresed IN the truest sensefor he did not make
the interests OF any much less those Of his friends
subsefvlent to his own. His heart was warm-not
with the fire Of bad passion--blt with the high and
kindng attributes of nature-ii was s,rcng but
not hard-elevated-but not proud-glowiug but rot
with fame that burnt only to destroy lit was
beautiful residence Of the affections Washburn was
snguary distinguished for natural endowments he
was in his soul, poet He sac and he could dcHn
cate the world around him with masters pencil
There was always an elegance end decacy of thought
with which all his productions whether of the fancy
or of the heart, wonderfully pregnant And wlen
look upm these things, an industrious comment
upon the tant which God had given him. il makes rs
pity the nddent and degenerate and feel proud 70 see
what praise nd honor humanity may win for herself
! by high and nnwearied exertion. We who have zone
hand in hand with Washbum, through MANY wears OF
our life ind much to honor and initiate in bis ex
ample. There are many here, in his native town who
can remember him with ardent and undving affection
Ii is good thing to cherish such memories-it makes
our characters better if we cherish them arght-and
now that he has died far from home in a land of
strangers, let his recollection come kindly down upon
us and while the gravel is yet fresh upon his grave
let US gather around il, not to mourn hut 60 rejoice
that [" he sleeps we'll" and still remembers us in
better and purer sphere.