Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-09-22
-DuATE's DorN01s

Of Dr Seth H. Foster. OF ,hs -. -. a'"s"scr
-DnArHs DoIMo1.s
"irsvcs have their time Co fail -
An.' ho~crs ~ ~ithcr in the north wind, l,r--1<
And stars IN St--but all
Thou hast al scasou, for him. n.y., ~ -
We know when moons shall WANG
summer birds frvoi Ear shall cros. the a..
r., hue shall iinEr the golden grain.
LUZ VINO shall teach uS srhca 10 look for Tn. %,
DIED,
"" tnc "Sd nlt. IN ,I,e "a q ycar of M, rec A.
county. - VI ui's
oo the L., inst. Mrs. Bru.. x;6. oe n. n,
nm, hcii, near Sn,itiGc,d, in this county and ~,
u'e ,o,h Instant, rn Infant son Ut MIR BELL .v~d
about years. 'e''' ~Sso
on the 10Th inst. ia the IL. year Of his ,ve.
'Ir' in"HAs IL. hAsSoSp, of this county.
Two lovely and interesting ehil,lr,o or 70,
James L.. Ranssn, az this place, ha,.. been sn.,rh
e' W !" thc arms at their distressed psr,.uts .l.
n,'s' VI Tue >a'ne moment. and have been r,tcr,h
cd ia the same grave DNnoRAu FnAyctx .-~d
.oou, years. d'ed on Moadny morning and
AsnnosE AnrIsrKap Mason, ased sLous s'i'
loved on Tuesday evening.
i" The less II thi, cold world the moxr or yr..,,,
i he br'ofer life, the earlier immortality.
We have the mournf,l duty Of rccor,linr-. ,h;.
week, one Of the most affective ,ii,ncn,.,,,, 90
Providence which has befnlicn our eomm,ni,x
ior man! years--'he demise OF our csii.nahIr
fcllow-citi1eb, DR. LEE t;RJcCS !, H. 10,
year 81 his age On Monday the 9Th, h.. visited
several .. the numerous patients under his care.
anu on tuesday morning VAS compelled To tax,
has bed, with a chill. from which lac never rose
ne had, on, Few days before, followed to the
A NsI stu.,w
affections had rested with peculiar tcndrrn~..
arising from eongcnislity Of dispo,itioo .rd
sweet aud engaging arniabil,y Of temper. Men
tai anguish Tor the loss OF her, aggravated the dis,
fui confinement of five days, he quietly slrrcpJrr
CAV his spirit, on the morning OF Sunday the Is,h
instant
is no exaggcra,ion OF terms to say, that the re
Is no man IA the county whose exit will he morc
severely or generally felt. We feel utterly NJ /.
loss Tor words TO convey t. readers due sense
ct the sorrow which agonizcs every heart. Tbi,
feeling Was full, portrayed in the countcnanccs Of
the coneourSc who througed IN take last look NJ
him, as he lay IN the stiffness &c death, and who
followed his rcmaius I, the tomb. The event /.
one which can scarcely be- realized IL in one of
those sudden and awful infections Of the Chasten
ing Power, which, while il pierces the soul. is
yet hard 10 believe
Our lamented friend was one whom the God of
Nature had muni6ccutly endowed. As a man.
OF the heart. Asa ply stefan, he horl a dis,in-
Kuisicd rank. la his usual rounds Of duty. he
WAS prompt at the call Of distress, cheering tn,
langushing spirits Of has patients, and aslnnster
ing To Their Ills with dciicaey, akipduess, and
success, which we're peculiarly his own. A.
citizen, he was execlisd by none. As friend.
husband, anil a father, hc was unsurpassed in all
those qualities Which entertwnc themselves with
The horcs OF the heart. A. magistrate, he was
inten'sen, aad able, always tsmperins justice vita
a n .asfr l.fs *
lions oil his domesties, speak his praise. He was
gifted with checrfulncss and q wit, which rem
ucfed nm the charm OF every cirele-yet his vi
sacity never diverted his ear from the sounds of
sorrow. fi's friendship never waned; aud Q
mere forgiving spirit never animated human be-
ing.
ne, amongst others, personally feel that We
have lost brother and a friend. Hundreds will
feel that they have lost bencfactor. Not IN eve
I. dry-not q heart is free from grief. How then
shall VIC attempt To console the bereayed wife Of
his bosom--the ohiltlrcn Co whom he vas .lrvo-
ted-thc relatives who shared 40 largely his af-
teeuons Who can take his place in society {,
Who can fll the aching void IN every breast =
Who, ~ u'is case would be to a. dumb forg-tfui-
ness prey ," Such man can nc>rr never h.
forgotten The kindly tears OF sympsthy will
long bcdc~ the grave where he rests. The ima-
gination will body him forth rs he vas wont 10
appear With the voice &c gcntlebess, the smile OF
friendship, and heart ever ready to melt &C hui
man vo"
Zach lonely place shall him restore,
For him the tear be duly shed;
Beloy'd till life shall be uo raorr,
And aourned gill PHYS srf DO dad"
r funeral discourse, on the subject Of the
above melancholy dspci S-tiou, will be dslive red
IN the Presbyterisn Church in Chsriestown. on
Sunday the 2d Of October, at IL O'Clock, A. NJ.
DIED,
In MartinSburE, on Thursday the SCI, instant,
JOHNSTON MAoowAS, Esp in the 47th YEAR of
his age. 1'hr deceased VS. q useful aud hirhi,