Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-27
llEFERRED.
From the Baltimore american.
OBITUARY.

In the triumph OF tbe King oi teIIois u
Ser weak mortality, there is always some
dining to excite the interest and to awaken
'shs sensioilities OF man, how unworthy So
ever NAV have been The individual who
has heel, summoned away from the con-
earns OF this fleeing existence, But where
The soul which has thus winged her Hight
70 the mansions oil eternity, possessed du-
s;ns her brief abode below. many Of those
amiahIe and esiimable qualities which are
p,o.t eG,juenrly adapted to endear Der 10
the hearts OF fellow beings, cur sens'l'fies
are more deeply affected, aud cur sympa'
fhy IS chang ed into griei, griet the more
Intense because il is unavalliDg. In the
death, however, even OF The V'rluous ana
exshed in character, there IS sometimes
eonso alton, which, although II cannon en-
tirely dry the eyes that nature bids 10 o.
yelAow. may yet relieve the anguish OF
the sorrow,ng soul, and throw bright
g,eam OF sunshine over the darkness OF
Gespondency. And this consolation we
nossess while mourning over tbe loss OF
hsr whose death we have now 10 record.
Oo the morning OF Thursday, llth Inst.
the mortal career of Mrs, MARY WILSON,
con,or, OF Tnomas Wilson, ESQ OF this
civ. was terminated, alter long and Sc
we're illness, in tbs 8 lst year oil her age
n the most eBdearing attributes OF the
human character, II ierSour OF affection. II
the srdor oil friendship, u beuevo!ence OF
DISPOSITION and exquisite sensibility, can
attach the soul OF ore mortal 10 another,
then shall The lsmented subject Of these
reI arks long be enshrined 10 the Utmost
-. al h., ~ N m kno tG
her aud loved her. The warm and heart.
felt regard with which she recirrocshed
the affsctionate esiee N OF her friends, need
mol now be proclaimed, tor It was sutf
Greatly naes! 10 ! !bs d1 81 f fSlgstien bv
those Who were its OhJ cts.
II ever human beng bad reason TO
consider the messenger OF death as I'M
welcome, bee use be would separate Der
from those who nature and the feelings
of her neart prompted Der to love, sue
whose departure irom this earthly exis-
fence eve now deplore, had ample cause to
behold his approach it'll no common an
gu,sb, tor she was bound TO life by the
mos, teuder and tie most enduring ties OF
which humanity is susceptiele-by the
devoted attachment Ola husband and chill.
dren, and The afectiohate regard OF pa
rents, sisters and bro,hers-indeed, IN e.
ve,y point Of view, lite bad many charms
for her more than il has had for hundreds
who have obeyed the fatal mandate with
melancholy reluctance. But these tie.
we're iound powerless. when brought into
compe,,tion with the loitier and purer at.
tacbmept which she had formed for her
Creator and her God, snd.these charms
faded away when compared With the e.
yerisstiDg bliss which awaited her in the
high and splendid abodes OF immortality.
For her friends have this soothing conso-
latIon to cheer up their iainting spirls and
10 heal the deep wound which The ka0d
OF death has inflicted, that she died as she
had lived, fervent believer in her Ss-
viour, for whose redeeming love she ielt
the most devoted grsitude-almost her
last words were On | have gained the
victory over death and the fear Of death,
through the mercy and goodness Of God,
for God is love- Thus did Der pure spi.
rit depart 10 that God who had given her
such capacity 10 love and adore him
thus did il break the feeble bonds OF NOR
tsDity, aud soar on high 10 eeioy 10 iul-
Ter and greater degree the presence OF her
Saviour. -