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l Aner short iilD>ss, O the lssh alt Croass
u Ws,rsSs, Esq. in the Sad year Of he. axe.
Mr. Whiting as of frcderirk county. Va Lus
t>seiy n rcsslent u ws~hi.<t.sa- He v.s mi
sersaily esteemed Coz his kn.d and heneyo,<ns
ieeliags and moral worth. lie has len hrze
and diseonsoizfe family 70 dep,ore t:,eir irrr-
parable los
itcirTr, agcd IS years, q most exeeIl-nt aud
exemplary MAJ Mr.. H. w,s oee ol the band
81 revolutionary woxthies- lie ~as ATTACKED
To Captain Ncifs company Of New Jers~y Ar
uiiery, and served with q In iss harx,-S,1xht
bafiSes ~ Monnouth and Prinoetcu, where IA
vas almost cut 90 pieces, after The fail u Il.
cominander. Cob Van Dyke Of Ne~ York 10
nov the last survivor Of th- few brave uen of
that company who ostiived tie Revolutsoa--
retreat from Prineetoa AFTER The desfh Of Capt
Neil
Mr. Huicft w1s buried with military and ma
sonic honors, and the processior Was affrud-d
by large number Of ciiireas. paying the last
tribute q respect u the good and venerable
MANI Rep.biies.-
On Sunday last, Mr.. JAxEs HrRsr, OF this
county, aged aboui S. ye2rs-
eo~Nrxsearrp.
Departed this life. nj half pas, nise o'cloek
on Aoodsy night the 18th Of May, is3s, in
the 9Th year Of her agc, Mrs J.xE &. resrln.
vile Of Dr. - D. Foster of Shepherdstoun
Notices Of the departure from this LIE OF
those NC love, are often overehar,cd With the
partial praises Of Friendship. or the unehasien-
cd sr1ef OF brresye3 and b,eedias BOSOM
but The writer u this imperfect tribute TO the
merits and memory OF beloved or, knoss
NAL he docs not .-soTrow as one ifhouf hope y
and believes that il would be impossible for
him To do merr than justice To the moral beau
" and excellence Of her eharaeter:-Bland
meek, and patient in temper, tender and dero-
ted IN affection, Kind and benevolent in dispo-
sItioa, gentle, artiess, and di-nifed IN depcrt-
mcnt, she Was respected and admired BY all
Who knew her, sincerely esteemed by her
friends, and most teaieriy beloved BY those
who were bound % her BY stranger and more
ende1rins tics t these last, her sevcraz.ce
Is most paiaful dispensaiioo of Divine Proyi-
deDee; wound which esa be healed By him
only who binds up The broken heart; and
loss which Doae bGf the Giyer Of every good
and perfect gin can repair Bat thanks be To
God, that a. her Savior was 20 her = tie way,
the truth and tbs life, - death MAS but the pass-
Ing through the shadow OF It's valley into The
bright and happy regioas Of The Parable Of
God, the earnest Of her enjoyment " flf full
ness OF hrs glory N hrs presence forever, and
~, therefore, her uaspeakabls and eternal Gain
And II Is IN the mild and shining light Of that
christian character which gives us tkis precious
consolation that she was REGARDED ith an aI-
miration nsorc exaite.i. and lore more holy
Early and deeply iEabred with the spirit and
principles Of the Gospel, and long and steadily
exercised m \ willing and habitgal obedience
10 IFS divine preeepts. never, it Is believed. has
gentier or Pu-er spirit lived N this worid,
or icr with n more calm, a more cheerful,
or more holy resisaaii1n, better prepared 10
meet her heavenly Father, more triumphant
IN faith, more joyful in the hope and prospect
OF eternal blessedness, or exhibitin. n rlore
pleasing. clearer, or brighter illustration Of
The truth Of that blessed gospel, or a more de-
eisive testimony, unmixed with any thing Like
enthusiasm Of Imagination or OF feeling, Of rs
being =. the power Of God To the salvation of
The soul And here we desire humbly and
deyoutly 20 render our thanks and praises to
God, FOG The comfort Of the firm con61ence in
him which she vas enabled, by his Holy sPiris,
often 10 express, with q pure and holy feryor,
IN hese and similar words -" Though walk
through the valley Of the shadow Of death.
viii fear no evil; for thod aTt with me thy
rod and thy staff they eoufJrt ue.n And,
Though after nay skin worms destroy this
body, Jet IN my flesh shall sec Cod 7hus
:. Missed are the pure m heart, - ~who die in
The Lord" and We weep not Tor her, but for
ourselves: and however lovely she was 10 oar
=.
having been faithful unto death, sbs will re-
eetse crown of life thst fasesh not away,
and, esoshed with celestial lOvelisesa, fsseser
dwell m "a q hoss<e not made wish hausA. es<E-
nal IN the heavens:--
Then can We wish thee here, dear sainscd one.
Since shsss thy Life q glory has begun
No, Faith shall bow Submissive 60 Loves rod,
And m raPt vision say, Thy will be done.
o God!-
irsEwUSeAyTal
AZ SbepherdstO~n. Oh Friday 29th uit-. IA
The fourth year 81 hrr age, LsrIsA HUxTGR,
daughter Of Major ,. =. IIa@trsmsk-
Nsv rest little sierub. sister spirits h.se ezsd
And thise vhs Too koiy. too p.sre for this voxsd;
For the hesveaty light ShieA ilIssnss-d him eye
Sooa Fnartrd tise~ 60 s4Eth . shil8 q th- sky.
krsf. r~st. h'tie DOR ose. tiss rsiss O'-r
fOS here su this vale thise sflssfioa wss sore.
A. sngri on high a Jehovsi's grezf taroae.
TAs joya e usr biess'd ssPrrus<ly shss.e svn-