The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-20

,i,, -. eau mol her fser. - Vide aan1r as
,,sisied viih efief and hcr ioIui ~ss 10" = do"h
" bef spilii had loaf ber''
The rfcs headed minister roipafpoed zee
sin,b,e ser,toe Of Tho dead With an address.
eaiopssed ohicilt Of adn outions 20 tie living
here and fllrfe "a sentence 81 consolation 10 dc
an eied phs shru~n in, bet The fneinoay u hfa
Mo II, dretct'd a. be .hfDud and eoii'u beipie
thcrn h#edee "a blessing
o. l.sased religion hrHi. hes IL comforts -
the -lpiitnu aud crushed, from stores Of hopes "a
arnrs tIs,s.ars. aul IN ihe consolation q pre-
y pt saI,iten sball vort out al cteeedtne
.e,tsht ri elory :. tni u cires no right 10 embanl
tho a,.rtabtenils, viii, COMMUNICATIONS f0r vi
tses. % hich ifihry did not dsfpte, ihey had noi
eo,,,4re 10 ptaftic, Whom tho officiating rlcl
e,man e. nh ihe herdam Whicii hfs sacred ohfCe
aud bis many yeau sauciipued, adpobishrd the
tnunr Al oand I'm. by The early Fiaye before
lhcn 20 avoid The errors which opened y, aud
which broke the wldosrd heat Of = doatng mo-
lhcr. Tie hpsicfic sobs OF tie wreiched paleri
drc~ ~ attention from the speaker The Hricf
= ickrn waiuun 10 longer rotered bet risagr -
sfAed fhc expression Of her Rrief. From the
hour she sap If, steal of from the convnlsed hp
Of her only sou. she gave herself npto lamenia.
ton II When thes laid him in his COLIN she al.
tempted 20 SCI ool nee heart 10 that quiet woe,
Which tie oprn grave and iis imposing solemn.
ice demand She hoard in silence the holy
man denpunce SIN A. the parent Of death, aud
dcath as the lot Of III an estte sh" iclt thai II
lad now 10 teirois for her since II bad laid 50
low the sias of bri earthly hopes-but. chen,
e,cn ooiined ret son had 80 virtues praised
when, as he las before hor, IN the cold ,mnnend.
in silence afdaath, hi errors were made = hea-
con. . mot rf's lneliuRs were not 10 be RESTRAIN
ed-hcr Affections looked beyond the few months
al his offending cafrrr- she called mp The viz
tucs ofhs boybaod. those bessoming promises
of manly - cclauee--ahc btoneh1 close Ia her
bcnrt the kiud ohcdrncc The willing sacrifice al
her darlirr--sic remembered aud when did Il
mother ever forget. the blooming beauty OF hen
Inv. The lIe Ia eve. the fhtGiug forehead, ans tis
eve rlusfe lne cntls= the ermc gushing upon
her memory aud he lay now stretched out up
an tic rarth, fostering. aud offensive corpse,
aud even tie blessings Of funeral praise dencd.
The address was abruptly rlosed--and pray
~ commenced it calme1 down tn inrhulcai
nief ofthc mother and signs sueccedcd 10 nail-
ings. hhon man spcflSs 10 min nf enarS, aud
their consequences, he mocle his maker II lac
pallintes thu cfime: but when he turns from
earth, and cafrirs ~ the offences add the gtlei
10 the foot If nrtrF. II Is good ticn, that the
fonscoraled mtefcessor plead the weakness
Of the crrng mrrlni, and the long suffering Of
an iudupeut providence, and II The smittcn OBJ
ret Of his playcrs IL hpwine beside him IN an
cuish, vat t the gush OF grief shall have pnss-
ed elf, tbat resignation may have place mercy,
pardon aud ~. healing comforts may be dcmao-
ded--lhry wcrr and We ga1cd full upon thu
fate Of the mother, which had lately been NOR.
tened with tears aud distorted hv clamoruns
erief--t wns calm, placid Is The conutenancc Of
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the mother. light sigh on the right drpw our
attention Tic spectators of the scene were
generally giving that heed which such times and
such orcasions dcmallcd bat the sadness
Of thcr conntenance showed them rather SYM
pathetic than suffering mourncis One ndi,id.
unl however formed an exception it was n
Young female neatly aud modrstly clli-her
appearance was such rs 70 ri,ct our niten-
irra She wns gazing on the coffin rs II rested
brffrc her, with painful intensity her ashy
saCc was not marked with single tingr OF
colour aud her inhamcd ewes ycldcd no drop
Of mostme--there was a tremulnus motion ON
her lip. hli IN all else, she stood n fixed statue
of despair
When the service had ended they hid the
coffin II on the sondcr cords aud lowered il
slow aud Iatrne down into the narrow cave
gnsh OF agony bust from the mothers heart
6u other y liam with her tears.
Not = tear however sprung Ia the eye of the
Younger 'enalr--thc urruuns movement OF
her lips wns increased, and Sic swailowcd with
strong rNci tons. Tho agonics ofauothcr move.
ment would have been Too powerful for her
hsne=-D0t the little procession was formed a.
new aud passed ont OF the Vard.
NhatWr hadtakcn in the grave ward as an
indication of comfort and confidence IN Jhe mo
thor, WAS the result of other sensations. She
submitted 10 the iod-=she bowed down her
hart 10 pro, drnrc, but she ttlt that It's vital
strnrs had hern severed auduS tmclIchd ihrob-
bioes would soon he hushcd That hcnlt did IN
deed beat slowly and while the wheel of life
troubled IN It, rouud, poor Mary---shr whom
We had noticed nj The erave---bont over the bed
IN pous devotion, watched the wasting away Of
lie ard IN thfcc short days felt the only thread
severed that bound her to earth
IT, recent grave Of the mother Is vet unsnd-
dcd and May-blehted hopes sighted love,
and the mwastng enc Of womdo's pride. are
leading hen wltha rapid course, to the only shrl-
ter which earth has Tor her miseres and the on
" avenue 10 promised consultations. She is
sinking hourl, and Jew days viii number her
with the countless victims sacrificed by hea>fv
appetes TO the MoIooh Of INIEMpERANCEt
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