Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-23


Friday The aaiasc wss marked By sas 81 sLosS n,.,.
nous d'pensst'ons Of en- wise Provideses which vii,
cause u ." be remsmbsrcd With painful interest
on tho afternoon OF that day. dark cloud that hal
sa'bssed in tho West and rolled onward over ON, EN-,
dispensing IN sho~ey blessings our nid., became ,t
oeef also o. mo vivid messenger Of death 10 two young
and innocent maidens '"s
Little did the writer dream. Will, ,repd,,, n.
his own home. ON the same hill where TIN. .uda..
mournui aispensa''on occurred, that no wa. 4, . -,
lme To 90 and gaze upon the iiees. form, Of ,ho..
beloved girls, one Of them intimately known n, ,.a
shed BY him. because OF long and f,iendv ..,,.,.,-
anu communion with her parents extending b,eL L.,.
wv" "'' own being dawnej." as well a. on nc
count OF nor own budding trait, OF exeel,,c. an, -,
ness the unfolding Of which lie had b.o,
ing anu rejoicing IN. with almost psr.n,,s in,.,.,
Du. alas! u ~nsso The Iishu,in,,. o..h ,.,.l . ,.
'eaphe from tie cloud above had desc.ndcd ami
,cys'hs, ~ n muse blooming hower They had died
Ard JOY. U'' VI hea'h and youth
"hen entered the place where they were yiny M.
wv" ", surrounded by those whose sympah,e. w,,.
oy Tie heart rsnding tceuo they In been .ils
upon to witness and who had done oil that could bo dn
20 teheve and restore them wi,hou, effect o. bo ~
ens. now stunning the sight. Tears we're denied NM,
Bewhdefed. sstOunded. lou-I ,.,no, III ''s me-
feelings defy description. ~ "'"' my
VIVA, change bad ono brief moment wrough, ON ,lo..
.,, ouhe ana blooming girls! A change from IN,
oS"ness ana Joyousness oi youthful life 10 The s.,,,
shliness OF death How hard To reaze-and 49,, :, ".
700 rue mat the light Of life had ned-fed io,eyc, IT,,
us VIC race inc form OF each ,minsy TRANQUIL h, ,Ic.n
ous uaA' ,he spifit YVES gone-thc eye was c,.,d a.,
vas mo more Ia speak IN tones Of t,ndo,,...
u.s. h.J ioseu, OF sing note OF youthful pIasp,s. ~,
%!y' vi, through the night, gazed upon III th,,
- ue io'ed oneS-ieelng unwilling to leave the
paeo-and found IL difficult to realize IN. .,Is,, -
truth that they dead. ' a"'u'
Us SAD ~ look upon the boautcoua aor., snsJ,,
'FPvu ny inc carly ros and withered in the mds a., a.
,'"ces' us satder still, To look upon female bc,u,y
Au nrroyed IN the habini.ntp of death ,I,
p'oseed disease, IN tho midst Of
una iiehcs but twas saddesi Of all TO sitn,s, ,,. d
cen p'ght hnt had passed upon the two beloved v;I h
o'o me- blight 81 uneI pecied and sudden indeed H.,
ympay hno no play before DEATH and the parent. If
"o wen 'ne poor comfort Of gazing upon the leles.
| form Oh their only, their cherished dauy Inter
hut such is life and such is death: nno ,,,,,,
oies the next we weep What heart can b, in,snsita
70 'he moving power OF such scene as ma, lo,maJ o. y
SUBJECT OF these lines and yet what heart sb,u rnI
"gust nun ~h" rides the whirlwind and I,,.,. IT,
s'o'ih MY own bos-m has been moved. Won, h.a,,
reader has doubicss been touched for at ,b, ,, -, =
''tu one Jesus wepi," and my wceu oy. bricd -;
"oeehco ano genueness and yet we may NOT ,nurn,n,
against the disprnsdtons Of linn who is "i,o uiss IL, ~
~" sooi in he unknd" Let profit by The Sisre..nn
sen' w.irh nas moved all our synpsih,s- us rcmem
ne, uia' IN the midsi at life are in death"
MARY and ELIZA Asy, both poss.sseJ al .,,iohlo H.;
o"'n ~ me 10Th year Of their age together
sfuek down by dea-tcgcheT they sl..r in ,brir Inc,
earthly resting place. and together w fondy hone and
rust 'hoir spirits rejoice in Heaven
20! not in cruelty, not in wrath.
The reaper came ihatday;
Twas an angel visited the green ,,rb
And took the flowers away"