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SARAH f.. BAKER. all OF thiS County, sa44ztE=2
h DIED,
Athls residsnce. ii Claike Couaty, az thf az
xanced aes<D@ - &ass6Snd SIX monlhss
M JAeeB SHIvELYr-sesp peeled Ind lamented ~
alt WIN knew hita,
The many eminent virtues, and the generous,
noble heart of the akceased, wee SO generally
known anaeconceded. thal lo do more lhan:mefe-
~ allude TO Them, would be supererogation,-.- -
There probably never lived Certainly the writer
has moi known ohe) man OF greater honot and
integrity Than Jacob Shfyeley-] The various re-
laliorssaf parent. husband, master and friend,
we're by him sustained unexceptlohaoly. So
kind and accommodating was heshatii has ofIen
teen .said'of him, and with truth, that he would
al any time incomnode himself te serve neigh
6or ~~,.z
Whenthe terrific hour. of dissolution, came, he
evinced.a hrmness and designation never sur
passed Without any expression Of complaint
withont murmuT, he calmly sank, down % the
sent gfave. Though his highly estiIhahle aud
affecjHonaIe family cannot but lament with deep
angeHshftheir irfeparabe loss yet they have the
solactngi reflection that his prolEacled and exA
emplaryIlfe is unstained BY aEy ac:ion that can
cause identification Or PAIN That his noble
spirit may have found rest in the bosom Of its
f9ivihe Author. is the sincere prayersof one who
!, will Eiers remember with unminglee gratitude
his many acts Of disinterested kindness D.
N OH Sunday the Sd inst, at his residence in
Clarke County, after short but severe attack Of
3congestiye. bilious feyert WILLIAM CAsTLEMAE,
Y #EsoR beloved and must deeply respected BY a
ffIaTge CIRCLE of friends and aeanaintances.
H FIR many years MIR 6.tepreseRtedl The county
of FrederickIn The Legislature Of Virginia, be-
n fore lhie counties Of Clarke and Warren were
!; formed out ofit, and wasthe hrsfrepresentatlys.
VI Of these Two counties safterE1heir ereauon, To
n his trust as represe ntaliVe, Mr. C.was faithful
and uadinching,r pursuing always that course
Il which from the honest convictions OF the heart
N ana understanding, he belteyed 10 be the most
n conluciveIo The Interests d has native Slate
Frankly conceding abis pqincal opponents the
same right which, he himself exercised' Of jndg.
ing aid determining upea measures Of poacy, OF
him il may in truin be Affirmed, that difference
II, ii political sentiment never weakened in his boz
|. SOM PERSONAL attachment and friendship But
ilswas In the varied relations Of private life as
I, ahusband, father, brother, 4rient and neighbour,
II Thai Mr. Castle man exhibited hal bameless rec
Fl litudT which now "a deeply eneTayes his memo
IfIy IL ihe~hearts Of his surviving friends, and
/, causes the widows and The orphans tearsto
II On Monday last, after lingering iness,
!. Mr. JAMES CoYLE, Sen Of this county in The
i S0lh year of bis age Mr.. Cpyle vas 4 very
Il teemed BY his heiehbors and acq1ainla nces. -
II Ee has left many descendants 10 cherish and te-
u we're his memory; andshis death, though long ex-
II pected, is not wlthoueis admonlions-to The few
II Companions of bis early years who now remain
ID the heishboihood. / u
RI On the 23d or ult, after short illness. al The
residence Of hergrand, father, in this &c ounty
Mary Ann, Daughter of John C ana Ca.harine
3. Mcclure Of frederick county, aged years,
3 lmonths,jand % days
J Ihave seen The subject Of the above when Il
Was in The 5foom Of health, and in guileleSs beau
VI fnnocency and iay. | have seen her folded
10 The arms Of her that bore her, in all the over
wheimins fcndaess ofamethers love- and when
she was handled upon the knee Of an affection
ate father i4bu now tie object of their love has
winged her fight 10 her Heavenly Father Ms
+ God &ho gave her being todwell for d short SEA-
I son among 6s.=444# 70 IA - ~ T =
i !. Whilst we deeply lament the loss Of one 40
4 dear and so lovely We yet feel resigned 10 Tho
1 Divine w;llsqf a mighty Provfeentey and can
/ say with ihe christian fortitude Of one Of Old.
HIhe Lord eive.h, and The Lord taketh away:
blessed Is the name Of the Lord p N ethinksi
could zee i wearing {lbough pale and lifeess) a.
| smile As ,passionless and pute as The chernb Of
Immortality it had qothing of iheE grave but
I its silence IT seemed beaunful-fi the spor-
az
4 sacrifice
i Dost tbou weep chiidless parent Il All we'll
/ thou fnayest. TIE son of Godrwept ii ihelomb
n his friends, and lhop mournest the#loss of thy
beloved child for hard is il to lay Thy much.
/ foved one low in the damp earth beneath the
I cold and <ehee1less clods Hard il Isl Id reject
i that Ifs lively form shall be hidden By the vale
q flnle from your sight, and 4ba liilla prattling
I tong4e, which has so often hsped The name Of
rs afectlonae parents, (which. sounded with ex,
qulslte pleasure upon their ears, shall be heard
10 more IN lime, All these are recorlectons
which weigh upon the soul even 70 oyerpower-
ing. Memory lelIs YOU that there " vacuum
IN your little family II tells, too, sof playful
smles-of Thousand soft and winning ways.
winch Irvine around your bosIns; It41eil. Of
phe sweet mild !throbbings Of blissr that were
yours when softly soothing II 10 slumber ana
repose. Bntweep nF3t, fond parents remember
that this is the Lord doings, and il is marvel
Gus in our sieht'' r TT &c Il
Z f we oenela on the accession a long train Of
weeping friends and relatives gather around +
sne tfesf dng grave and the coffin vas lowered
INTO It's final resting place in HE vale or s6tnde
and siences Thrsspifit of her who wasse love 4
" hefer had. long ere this, crossed The dsrk-wa-
ters and is safely landed upon he xhore. II
q Canaan, which is a world Of 9adeIess bloom
ANXIOUS. II
on Inc I'D ult, JoTA RxsDoLpH, son Of Ann
Anderson Of this county !, aged four years eight
months and twenty-five days.
The fondest Of lis mothers breast
Hath babe its last farewell;
No more with us on earth 10 be. -
But 10 heaven with Christ to dwefi.
o, once he filed my peaceful breast Il
With clouds Of sparkling Joy,
But now take the' last fondiook
Az my dear loving boy
On Sunday last, srsAssAH LAURrrr4
only daughter &c the Rev James N! and susan..''
a. Reiley. q this town, aged eighteen nonths
ana ten days. Il is mot, as is often he case.
mere idie paneeyric, ID say ina, This litle one.
who has been called soeafly forest ID The bosom
q lss Redeemer, was ore Of more than ordinary f
interest. Endowed, peculiarly. win s1yiohtl;.
ness Of disposition and ouickness ~ d;scern.
meni. together with ali those infan,ile trains &c
character thai serve 10 interest. il had enlisted
The affections of all Who were bronebt Il contact
But he adoralion Of devoted parents. and the
anxious solieitude of friends. accomplished II
neueht She had been marked by he SpoiTer.
and the demand had 10 be met. But let rs noa 4
Lord qivelh andthe Lord taketh ]:
klar.ad ~ ~. -, :. r-h a. hanss