Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-08-28
NO. 21-VOL. XXVII.

QUEEN note, so subdued and 80 sweet.
that II might nigh well be mistaken Tor
the rus,ling 81 angels wing.
My poor dear mother thrrw herself
INTO our arms. and exclaimed. The
seal Of haPpsncss to him. but Of misery
TO us 80
| SUNDAY MORNING, I'D FEn.
| Ia my fathers little memorandum
book are copied these two vcrses-the
frs, IN hrs own hand writing. and tho
last m that Of dear Ellen. who wrote II.
at las request. last summer. at the
White Sulphur Springs, of Virginia.
where he was lying sick on his bed:
Firsf rcr.cs Sat watch. o Lord. before my
4 month,
Keep the DOR oG nv lip. Pa III, va
ID vrrs, "foilo~ pace nth all men aud hoii-
| ness-"
"w thou, which no nan vbaIi sce tic Lord =
His pocket book also contains. instead
Of bank notes. many little pieces. OF
paper. ON which he had, nj different Pc
RODS. written extracts from the sacred
volume. ofprccept and OF promise, which
he always wore near his bosom rs has
treasure. And 1t was to him, and ever
shall be, " a treasure Lard up for him m
heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not
break through and steal and this trea-
sure may no man take from him.
IL was often one of his Sabbath de-
lights to put down on paper. the pious
Femot,ons at his soul; and these illusions
do not fan very short Of those of his
prototype, the sweet psalmist Of Israel.
These and all his other writings, as well
as those which have been published, az
his letters of advice to his family and
friends, his descriptive letters. written
: at Niagara, Boston. the mountains Of
Virginia. SC, which are beautifully gra-
pho and pictorial his essays. SC. &c.
IT - the purpose OF my dear mother to
collect together in some enduring form.
which may, perhaps, by an extensive
circulation, contribute To the benefit Of
, present and future generations, and thus,
even after death, rebound TO the glory
Of the God, whom, while on earth, it
was his chief delight to honor and serve.
And now, my dear aunt, shall we
mourn for this loved one as those who
have no hope, Shall We not rather re-
/, joicc that spirit so lofty. and SO pure
and holy, that the breath Of dishonor
would have wounded Hioftaily 20 " hom
the tolls and cares of struggling for a
subsistence for those who were depcn-
dent on his daily exertions, were o.
ncruus. because they distracted his
thoughts from heaven-the measure Of
. whose earthly fame was full--and
a. whose tender affections had been wruny
+, by the death of his beloved children,
u, and uprooted from this carth-shan wo
not rejoice that all sorrow and suffering
for him Is at an end, all tears forever
wiped from his eyes. and his delighted
spirit, unicttercd from this carthborn coil,
~ revealing IN the bcatitudc Of heaven,
bathing IN the pure stream which flows
around the throne of the Lamb: and
that the mighty intellect whose grasp inn
perfect human science could never sa-
I, tisiy, Is now ranging among worlds and
ad1mantIne spheres, communing with
the Saycs OF classic days, and with tho
ipatrIlrChs. apostles, and the fathers Of
y the church!
There Is n moral Sublimity IN his
, life, IN his death, and in the assurance
= of where his spirit now Is, that pray
: God may sink deeply into the hearts of
" all hc la, left behind, and may We also
be ready to join him when the summons
shall come 10 Us.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
We are in the midst of the confusion
"f preparing to leave the city. the scene.
T. once, Of So much happiness, lately OF SO
much anguish. II will now ever be a
cpnsccra,cd pot to us, for here rest tho
=, mortal remains at HIM who was our
, earthly idOi and those of my sister Az
y mes are 90 be- brought from the vault I'm
Baltimore, and placed by his side.
No doubt but Judge G - has sent
you all the paper. containing accounts
ct III" last hpnors paid hun who was
worthy of all honor.
The event has exhibited perhaps more
sirikinglv than any thing else could. tho
= deep and universal attachment which be-
!, had excited. Young and old, rich and
A poor. learned asd illIterate, noble and
. liumblc--all al crowded the house
+ with KIND and ANXIOUS inquiries, until
the last answer Vas gwen. which seem
4 c,l 10 ctothc the whole city aud coun-
Ivy w ui'hIliiuRs H'"hNfi' - W.
n ia, picty. II set was 20 coOalstent aud
. 81, mingled with all the affairs 81 life.
4 that IL could not bot b. manifest 10 all
!. associated with him. a little anccdOts
A illustrating tins. occurs % me AZ this
e. moment. which will repeat. When
o. Sc firsi ar1.ed here, nth Of January,
t, and took up our lodgings. We were pre-
\ vented ~ an accident from havinz our
. private table, a. had been stipulated /.
p and Sc took oar meals with the family
IS with whom We boarded very gen
q tccl one. hy-the-by they arr not m
n tn habit - rqgiaQ goarr. shich father
4 bore several dsys without comment; but
after tie second dsy De- consulted rs
4 What VA 10 BE- done about u. and
N th...-.h thrrr "a. 4 rln.idrral,lr alrlg.