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1..esh, En-. @ Ne eseaisE q Amd.I| De 1o,t
of Dscemtsr. Dr. jkN1s B. SToEr, fornl|ly q Isf.
tcreon connly yirkinia hnl for three o. four YER.
-, PSI. resident fTslI.Lassee IN ~ Esd year
10 those wbo kn<u Dr. Stone. M por,I Of s.ls.
~ = necessery- His virtues endeared Nm a IL,
associates; his mental porerl sod llzl|eciuai as
aniiemenfs tomspanded he rezpeek ard k.imirs,ioo
cf ne eomnnsiiy "a uhieh ke lived. ard lis plsns-
tlre de>ih BIS created vacuum IN ne ,kiaI cirtle
which cannpl soon Be flied With - r.,kh inie1Il-
gene. % nuGh anizbilily and 50 musk hooor. =
hossessing brilliant but shssse fancy |indEe6,
sound enough for The auiul responsibilities q 81.
profession. and comprehension quick 10 lletec. he
lurking places 81 disease. physical strength alone
rs wanting TO have enabled him to PURSUE sue
tessial aud honorable career ia his prolession.
10 hrs relatives Il . distance, vhst ebnso aaion
can BE offered n il can afford them asV eon,oia-
ton TO know that thsir a1d br1her HE'D an Oh
1eet Of sheetionite Interest 10 whole tonmusity;
that IN his death we're severed oth{r tens ties tsn
those which bind mother 10 son, sisicF 10 bro-
ther-they SHOULD not repine. IL The ursyers and
kindness Of friends could have avaied "a fnrn aside
the shaft Of death. the grave would not sse opened
90 early TO receive him. We had claimed him q
our own, and whilst We sympzthise 10 re aflitAion
q his relatives, we cannot attempt 70 of 70 them.
that consolation which we cannot find fof o1rseISes
Who would not desire such DEATH When his
own virtues have resred his most lastiag ronumgkfs
and the sghs and tears Of community ACE the MID
r. which be Aseends 70 immortal life. No perisha-
pie lead enelpses his breast. hut he Is kaimed IN
our hearts No cold marble resrs its TOP to mark
ghe spot where he reposes. let him have no olher
He yIRsILIUs JAcET. III 81
Tire intelligence which the above publication
brings to TIE large circle dffrieaes Or e decehs-
Cd, ID this, his native State, s affecting ID pc
cuIisr degree. I. seems, indeed, more like q
painful dream which We Try ia vain 10 arosss
ourselves frpm, than reality or Ike a vail
bom The Var South. which plays mysleriously
upon The Sympathetic chords OF our hearts and
wakes them t0ya monflfnl strain.
The decessedleft his home i few years ago
bucyaht with hope and full OF promise, 10 seek
his fortune ia a sunny cline. He vas attended
BY the good wishes Of All, who knew him, and
every one did fondIy sbelieye that The balmy ail
would prove cOngenial TO his coasti,ndon tnd
preserve hisIife through the useful and brilliant
professional and literary career.in which his ia
tents and bis noble heart evidently destined him
% shine. He babe US all an affecnoaaIe adieu,
end promised 10 visit US next snnsmer, W.
heard Of bis increasing practice and bis remarlla
pie personal popularity, and ware pleased lha
his success even more than confirmed our high
aniicipations And while We were anyiousIS
looking foriihe Time when we Should again SEE
him and give him our warm Congratulations, III.
announcement Of his death without having vii
messed his decline, or marked he gradual march
Of The Deslroyer-4carne upon Us like. The ihun
der ola ctobdless sky, and seems too startling
for realilys But alas! it i too true. The buc
which gave promise Of such distinguished bloom
has been nipped in its development. and We hay.
ohlyIleft 20 us lis lovely influence and It's memo
~, which We will dearly cherish 10 our lAies
cay:
He was Certainly man of no ordinary caste
andin his death bis profession has lost star il
The ascendabt-lhe commhnilYir which be lived
a benefactot and an ornament-apd his com
.pAniohs a Friend, who, though gone, will sui
live III their hearts as monument Or virtue ant
affection.
We hope that his beTeaVed family will be re
lieyed fromIlheir great weight Of gtief, BY hav
ing The assurance tina, their afliciipn is shared
BY all who knew him. and by the reflection tina
Bis pure and noble spirit was eniiled to afesi
dence in bsiler world. t.
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