Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-11
OBITUARY.

DEPARTED thIs lac On Saturday morning
the z4ih ol,. at Col. GteehssiNe Penn'., IN In
County OF Pau,ck, MR.. FRANCES II. wife oil
III. Peter. Z. Penn, IN the 2jlh year oil Ber
age, alter IA lingering consumpIve disease, OF
several months duiaiIon. -Dn,ing tue whole
OF her indSposi ion, Mrs. Penn manifested
neifeCi ieugnatIon,-and hOie with CIII.tRn
lortllude the op,TatIuns OF lhI, melancholy auu
fatal III lady.
Here again ia an evidence OF the uncertainty
OF llln-and the i.matk !, luly NeiIned, that
=. 10 the midst ct lite we are in denth.' bus
much sad ol the DEAN OF Ms, Penn, might
he Thought sutha-oi.-but wOithy lady !!
friend and acquaintance, who has often par
,icipaird in the enjOs III, M oi your company
cannot, in justice 10 h's iecluBs, refrain ifom
rendering II tiie memory OF the good-the
yirtuou.-the kind--Ihe friendly, tbis last Hl-
acknowledgement Of deep venerstaon. Ito"
could Ielnarn sient, hen such m oTha"un'
To society has gone down 10 the grave no"
suppress the boosting, poignant sish no"
withhold the e1pfes.l,n oi deep gftei al the
loss TO her sex OF an emblem VI innocence,
and exalted woah IL was bat yesterday TINT
the wfiteT OF Ihts poor tribute oil respect 10 the
memory of Mrs. Penn, saw her, euJoJ lug
healih and bappncss-"nd participating III
every social c0nfott "hlchtnI LIE can atJId-
aud II was but recently that she entered on
new theatre OF acilon, with every solacnb en-
ioyment 10 render this lfs pTopiri" or caii
forth an aspiration Tor IT'S pIOHacuoh'-Bil,
alas what oI all thls What OF all tins itd1t
oil lhe mind, this pleasuIe, iitIa pure banquet
oil the heaft'-oi THESE GIhiIalit Ptospec's-
thess eliminating nuticlpations OF u long HE
OF uninterrupted and UnuUlesled happiness
la the moTuIaS, WI have tnem ~ toll ituItion
but ere the san rolls on 10 the western 'ia-
Ia, our hopes are bhgbted-OuT prospects are
blasted-ll IN open, hanh, kindness OF neat
II mild piacidneG OF uIsposttuh-il props
sesslng BilabIhi oil manners, aieualt5 Ol char
acIer noIihy of admita ion, then Ms. Penn
must nave b.en admitted by those Wnp knew
her--lol sbe was emmeuuy endowed with
them all 10 her bereaytd, afflicted Lompan
ION what consolation eau OncT-"hat - IN
painy express My bosom blreds tor his
loss--ny heart beats III unison Wttn ms, IA
emotions OF giief. He has followed ms all 10
the dark cold grave Aud With trembling con
yulslye emotions, he has heard the deep So
lsmu toue oil tho Clod tall On that bosom,
VII Gu ne has often IiressediaheCtionatriy 10 lis
own-Uh htHrt rending SQUAD lie tuInS
FROM tins ocenr OF mortal g'ici--Dui WHITTIER
snail he fly To hud con 0lation - he AR 10
rent Win his p bls OF distress Aud the o.
yers helming sound oil the last dying accents
oil The departed IRE heard la every breeze that
passes. hls bosom friend has In him, and
none can soothe his bu,niug, heayIng bo'om.-
All Matte wby j, II SO ! AID - 1t tnu', We
mud oln beginning, and thus our end !-Foi
what - IL tuB, we live ? To what eud is death
the grave lon the grave, at las; too nn'
avoidabe destiny OF al. Laneuted Frances
iarewe Il !-Pesce TO Thy ashes kuMLO.
1ayiorriIs, 9Th June 1881.
- al Amherst Court House ODD, Of June,
NJ the residence OF Capt. Lindsey CoIeman.
SALLY PRICE, younees, daugh er OF Capt
koberl e. scott, aged monihs and 2 days.
Weep not for her Oh she was lar goV far,