Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-28
POETRY.
"uucn YEI REMAINS rs.rSc."

EIEGY
oS THE DEATH OF LlrvrExASr WILLIAM JONES,
(Soa Of General Roger Jones 81 HaShhston'l
From the Baltimore SaHl
The landscape smile,h fair in SUM, ~ Splice, su
And, when the Sumner comes us brighter sun
Cav birds, and breeze, and silver aieamiet sihs'
And happy Nature dreams no lurking III.
Twas thus the spring time Of thy life, my friend,
seemd bright season Of unmlnced JOY,
Thus did the melodies of earth attend
The fow'ry pathway of the Laughing poy
Oh remember with the verdant vale,
And the waters flowing gent! oy,
The messy rocks, the tree-fIom which gale
Tore It's green bousls, and hurled them 10 The SKY
Tie cave, where retired from sudden rain,
And read strange stories OF the days of old
All, all present TO my mind again,
Asf reality my eyes teheid
Them WILLIAM, sorrow unknown to thee,
The pretty howrets smiled upon thy gee,
The zephyrs kissed thee, as they danced Mong
We pared-years flew by-0nce more we met
we mel where Hudson forms fairy
All. who that the highlands can forget
Those frownng mountains, aud that stream serene
II was the summer of thy snless days,
The buds Of PROMISE now were iuliy blown,
While their rich beauty nceSsant praise,
And far and freely was their fragrance thrown.
Proud Fame invited to her temple bright,
Ard held n wreath to lure thee on thy way.
saw Thy swift advance, Thy hearts delight
As from thine eyes |, helInd III sunny ray
Again parted and we met again
The soldiers plume waved lightly Ger thy brow,
Thy noble steed rushed warlike DER the plain
lie bore a chelan lovd and valiant now!
The far artillery, with thunder
Most terrible e'en shook the stubborn ground:
And blue P.tomac's waves from shore 10 shore
Ran fearful, Trembling At the awful sound.s
Silence resumed her reign-and thou vast gone
Gone, little thought we never 10 meet,
Gone, leaving friends and relatives alone;
Gone, cold and silent, in thy winding sheet!
Ambition blasted, wilhered youth and love,
sudden removed from pleasing earthly strife;
And roam halls Of everlasting life !!
Hashugon, September ISL ZoAA-
Capt. RsccoLps Of Flying Artillery in which Ii
was, during the Sumner, ordered from Fort Nc
Henry washnson, and frequently manguvred IN gallant
plains of the PoroMsc the lannon's roar
often echoed from shore TO shorc.-tED.
From the National IatcitCeneer
The much anrned subject Of the above Ecsy graduate
If the Military Academy the distinguished OF his
He received his diploma In july 1870 and al the time OF
his exit was on duty with his company which he had
serving with great The fatal accident which
has suddenly cut oil this promising Officer Just at the dawn
hopeful career occurred abou, uoon Wednesday, the
s,h He and the st Lieutenant riding eisuey together
had would seem, fallen in the of the was
retiring from the pan very E from Font Mcrry after IN.
field exercises of the mornings aad ~ order 10 come up WI"
before entering The post they AZ RAPID 1ta w h.dr@
their and overthrow both riders together win their
ment of receiving the fatal injury cusson BRAIN and
afterwards He expired The following MOI ning AZ
half his acebeoved by all
his friends amentrd By all who knew him. nouned by al ms
sllold my trembling hand;
Seek to irilnl that woe,
Which feeling hearts may understand,
But words IAN show
His commanding officer and friend Capt knsso'a says N
infant General Of the Army, add the expression Of
my grief for fate Of an officer who had already gwen p
brilliant
Attended by few of The deeply sympatlzing friends OF
q
~ cony.yed from Paus church yard 10 the Green Mount
Cemetery Baltimore, Saturday, the 18th o september
Among the relatives able 10 witness the
las, sad Offices earthly all Of BROTHER
ana soldier, the father General Jones Of the Army
"Blest youth adieu. thy rich reward
The bliss that meier can cluy-
Receive from the approving hand:
Go enter mhls Jog
September 30, ISL. D.
The following o funeral of Lieut. Jones find III
,h- Baltimore American Of Tuesday morning:
The Of Lieut. VIM 7. Jones Saturday last,
,,ced unnt Cemetery and finally inferred This sad
attended by the bereyed father, Cen H. Jones'
and relatives and friends under military escort
Dragons, commanded y Capt En.g"id The
Wyatt performed the services with great feeling aud
lemnlty.
The death Of this interesting young officer under ccumsan
sudden and painful well calculated Ia arrest the aten
and admonSh them of the uncertainty and
emptiness of all earthly pleasure and hopes.
had brilliant prospects opening before them Than
Young Jones' and his should fill with deep and serious
the hearts OF those vino, like hih, are entering on Tue
morning Of life.
all when thus suddenly called be found as highly
endowed with the virtues which early AID we'll
founded Christian education alone give.
intellectual he added Ia these
higher excellence ii domestic pey taught him By fond
mother, and never Tor .otici b.; devoted son
''The will Of Heaven l. donr-,hr struggles o'cr."
And Hope that fingered bong, delades no more,
But bore his spirit on her wings away,
From doubt and darkness, eternal day !!
Immortal Rerc, nc never can deceive
No friends severed there, bo>U,ns grieve
Ihere we should the anchor Of the SOUL
And leave the pillows round The earth 10 roll. L.