Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-10
OBITUARY.


Departed tins HE on Thursday. December 3Otn AZ
bali naSt three, \. II N The sixteenth wear Of her
sge AGNES CABELL WIRT, youngest daughter OF
VIII am Wrl of Baltimore
Thps' 10 VII IN tin interesting subj ct OF this mol
anchn!y notice was personally known will reaLIy
iniagine the reluctance wi h which M attached friend
would attempt IN So short space. faithful portraI'
o her character.
Always Impressed with the importance of ehuca-
ton this lovely and admirable being u, the time of
der doCease had done much towards matur.ng her
uind. Lrhor1us IN her habit, of life. aud keeping
IN view tn" golden rule to DrTSeVrre IN her D,Ir
suits she had aimed III the ahor, space allotted +,
he on THIS earth, degree of skill which few verv
few, III the advanced Stages OF lfe have ever reali-
z"d Gay and sp-Igh'ly IN thu NJ her IN
H'c, she beaded 4 sweet plavtilnnSs Of fincy with
the grav"r tacult's of research NonInr was so
dhcnl IN the line Of her avocnlions thai her nquis
tive mnd "lther by the AID Of ats own applcaii n
Or tn" ASST anCe Ot those whose very being seem ID
centered IN her own, did not Comprehend No,w,h-
anding however, these liberal endrwmPn;s of ma
turc no one could have been less conscious Il her
own singular caUacl Ie; her soul was too mock TOO
deeply m5ued with he gentle spirit OF Chrrs;allry
80 fa!I INTO m arrogance OF cOnCelt, the bitterness
! al poGan' c effort.
/ Her great object was he judcious appropriation
a. every hOa OF her life, listen with ten,inn to
/ :h'se Tro'a who's" "%peric something mirn, be
gathered and th communicate with nor cOun 3 IN the
spirit # ne most parfac; frankuess and sincerity
sIt quail Ios o. hr- intellect the radiance nf her
genius. construed but small portion of her various
/ 'zce!!encIes \" on" who look ID on the b aiming
smiles of he deceased, VIII has been made hanpv in
a. III ncs:lip h"r in'imacy-Can forget the unInin-
zi"d generosity Of her dispositions the dIsn ere. d
At acim"nt ut her heart the total disregard with
winch she seemed TO view her own situ2t on when
employed IN ac's u charity kindness ~ her friends:
ID" n"bicness, magnan my. and the winning fgsri-
nation OF the endearIng and un-iudad sweetness
winch characterized ner whole department In her
family relations sh' distinguished for the devoted
strength of tier tfcc,ion, her uniform desire to please
the rcspec' and gratitude with which she received
/ the admou'Inns # her par-nS and her s,udjnus
T7nTiS TO secure their unin' crruprcd md absorbing
si"c'lpn. by avoiding all acts which could lead t,
thor dIsplrasurr No could resist her inslnua
tons and tn" fact that they were in strict accord
ance with the pure f@Cl'og- of her hcurt contrib
Ht"d 'o th" influence which Providence intended they
should EXERCISE.
! ~" wa 4 creature nf light End love! Seemingly
! yer endowed with the principle of vitauv-the
hame was too strong. too bright, too empvrean lie
." confined to earth That bright flame ia not OK
'lnHuIshrd-'ho'e ardent Elections arc not chilled -
On n" they NV burn stronger & brighter before the
hrnnc at n" Almighty, meyer tn he wounded bv
lhditcr"nce d'mmnd bv death? 1t becomes us hcro
Fre ?" suppress lamentafOns ~ the glorious an
'lcpSton ola brighter duv The will of God is pa
ramount and inevitable. and we must seek c,nsnla
ton IN his superior wisdom and parental mercy The
same hand which deprived ia of nur Young friend i,
every moment enjoyed IN its sad work OF dlss,u.
tion.
And the grass shah wave
De- msnva grave
whore vou'n and beauty slsep together