Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-05-21

men started in bark canoe with view OF en-
toying pleasure excursion on the Lake, and in
few minutes after they had left the shore, the
canoe capszed, and young Buck attempted to
swim ashore, and was drowned in the attempt,
while the other two, saved themselves by cling
ing to the canoe. This distressing accident, sur
prsing as il may appear occurred at the short
distance Of only about twenty feet from the dock,
yet the unfortunate young man was drowned
He was a son of Mr.. Ephraim Buck, of this
village, and was only few days over 81 years
of age. When thia sad intelligence was known
the inhabitants of our village, immediately went
to the shore, and remained there until the body
of the deceased was found which was not until
four hours after he had sunk to the bottom
The agony Of his parents and friends occasion.
ed by this affecting event may be better imagin-
cd than described. lie was young man gen.
orally respectable was endowed with high
order of talents and possessed superior ability as
we can fully testify, and his loss will be lamen-
ted by all with whom he was acquainted. His
funeral last Monday, was attended by all the
young men of the village.-Whig.
We extract the following appropriate and express
sve lines suggested by this melancholy occurrence,
from the Pittsburgh Republican.
Alas, again we're called to weep above the solemn
Again to pay, the early dead the tribute Of tear;
We aln would tax the sorrowing Muse for strains less
fraught with woe
Blu, ah! her words enwreathed with signs, in mourn
full accents flow
The shafts of death are falling fast around us ev'ry
And youth, 'twoud scem is doomed n, first to pass
from earth away;
Yes life is but transient ray thar fits Ger natures
stream,
One hour-nn then its ligh, is past, like some dcu-
slve dream.
Great God we bow the suppliant knee before thine
awful throne,
And suppicate thy gracious love our errors to atone
However hard thy judgments seen, It's meet that We
The mercy of thy power supremc-thy hallowet
name adore.
IT'S thine to smoothc the thorny couch of sorrow
of pain,
And calm the itul storms of grief ha, dash our hope
Oh T.. then impair, thy soothing peace, give the fon'
| parent rest,
And heal the tor,uring wound tina: bleeds within tina
mothers breast.
), What how'r next all wihrins droop, what frien
cherish die,
Is wrapt in darkcs, mystery from mor,ars scarchin
Perhaps the heart that breathe. these words of sorro,
and of gloom
May puseless lie unwcpt, unsung, within the silen
tomb.
Fen so, 'twerc well. the gulf once past, bette
3 world appears,
Where death itself powerless and smiles supplar
our tears;
But yet we sigh to see the young thus torn from Id
away,
Amid their hopes and usefulness to perish and deca,
We less had grc,cd if to the foe his bosom were la
bare,
Than thus to see his youthful form all cold & brea,l
n less there;
Il The youthful soldier wins a wreath upon the field
fame,
And glory with her trumpet voice pro:nims his dealt
= less name.
u Bring bring the gloomy cypress tree and plant il
c his grave,
@ And let the fearful willows too, with showers unnle
ured lave
The tomb within whose icy clasp his proud and ma
It ly MEN,
Co-tenant with the creeping worm too soon, ala
we've seen.
n But no! bring flowers and strew his bier, such tIibu
suits him best
); The youthful wish no marks 0fwoe to mar their psne
i From earth unhoy contact call Ito brighter 'pher
they rise,
Revolving round Jehovah's throne, like planets in t
= skies.
JrsIrs.