Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-05-30

They lived together nearly forty years in
the greatest unity. During that period she
three times crossed the Atlantic, to visit her
aged parents, aud he occasionally left her
for season when called abroad TO preach.
These temporary separations we're felt as a
cross, but the strong-hearted woman always
cheerfully gave him up to follow his own
convictions of duty. In l742, he parted
from her, to go on religious visit to Tor
tola, in the West Indies. He died there, in
the sixty-seventh year of his age. She pub
lished a religious tract of his, to which is
preixed a preface, entitled Elizabeth Es-
laughs testimony concerning her beloved
husband, John Estaugh.' In this preface,
she says, Since it pleased Divine Prov-
dence so highly TO favor me, with being the
near companion Of this dear worthy, must
give some small account Of him. Few, if
any, in married state, ever lived in sweeter
harmony than we did. He was pattern
of moderation in all things; not lifted up
with any enjoyments, nor cast down at dis
appointments. A man endowed with many
good gifts, which rendered him very agree
able to his friends, and much more to me,
his wife, to whom his memory is most dear
and precious
The brick tomb in which he was buried
at Tortola, is still pointed out to Quaker
travellers one Of whom recently writes, BY
a circuitous path, through dense thicket,
we came TO the spot where Friends once
had a Westinghouse, and where are buried
the remains of several of our valued minis
tiers, who visited this Island, about centu-
ry ago, from a sense of gospel love. Time
has made his ravages upon these mansions
Of the dead. The acacia spreads thickly its
thorny branches over them, and near them
the century-blooming aloe is uxurianty
growing
Elizabeth survived her excellent husband
twenty years, useful and honored TO the last.
The Monthly Meeting of Haddonfeld, in
published testimonial speak Of her thus -
She was endowed with great natural abil-
ties which, being sanctifed by the spirit of
Christ, we're much improved; whereby she
became qualified to act in the affairs of the
church, and was serviceabe member, hav-
ing been clerk to the women's meeting near
y fifty years, greatly to their satisfaction.
She was sincere sympathiser with the af-
fIcted, of benevolent disposition, and in
distributing to the poor was DESTROYS to do
it in way mast profitable and durable to
them, and if possible not TO let the right
hand know what the left did. Though in
state of afflunece as to this worlds wealth,
she was an example ofplainness and moder-
alton. Her heart and house were open to
her friends whom to entertain seemed one
of her greatest pleasures. Prudently cheer
ful and well knowing the value of friendship
she was careful not to wound it herself, nor
to encourage others in whispering supposed
failings or weaknesses. Her last illness
brought great bodily pain, which she bore
with much calmness of mind and sweetness
of spirit. She departed this life as one fall
ing asleep, full Of days, like unto a shock Of
corn fully ripe
The town Of Haddonheld, in New Jersey,
took its name from her; and the tradition
concerning her courtship is often repeated
by some patriarch among the Quakers. She
laid out an extensive garden in rear of the
house, which during her day was much Gel
ebrated for its herbs, vegetables and fruits,
literally distributed all round the neighbor-
hood. The house was burned down years
ago; but some fine old yew trees, which
she brought from England, are still pointed
out on the site where the noble garden once
iourished. Her medical skill is so we'll re-
membered, that the old nurses of New Jersey
still recommend Elizabeth Estaugh's salve
as the 'sovereignest things on earth