Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1850-03-08
ORIGINAL POETRY.


for tsro ia nothing covered shall mt he revealed
saithor hid that shall moi bu kuown.-LuKE IL, =.
Although thu dqath Of Mrs. Thomas q. Aireh was du
snd generally announced by the press of this city,
DEMONSTRATION Of the reguest Of of hor init
ih,te hiuuds in cnisclion with ether eirsHmsfaMes
hve henn induced to indulge ieu appropriate rehue
Nona Ia ralstion to that melancholy dispensatiun.
IL ~, etprieousnsss OF Dssth discossr, teeog
nif ih nseratsla ari mysterious provdencss Of God
a. !. snphatieaIiy ie.pssor OF persons. No situR
ti in if how ysf slevatai, post Of honor hnweyef
eainsnt stam ffom tho pfaln shans Of heath
lniael trus is the tyrant's sim that nothing can
ou'le the hlnw state no circumstances an insure
security single npnlent hence tbs ony ground Of
sliaty ia ia son.ta preparation; aud hsro the
nassv not merely OF ineuleHting hut of obeyins the
iin,lItiun ofonr divine Master "Takuye heed watch
iirray ;fOr y- know not whom the time is."
i"w a.tIeas is Death, in the selection Of his prey
iiaw uiten dofn b. thu inliy circle,
ssarast idol OF t,e hou sehoid his victim How onsn
dia~s shs e'uri' cf ta spei sted, aud seize
Eir his bnoiy tho lovely nf God kmsnship the
,aa-t blonung tho mast useful in his vinyArd. whist
otiers sppsrenty snd may nrt qtaliiy the remark
hJ ssvns comparatively as,rss suffered rsmnin
a. eumberers OF thu ground
How dark aud ,aystefuus these proyidenees yet mot
uH.essehable nay fully somprshensble tfe eounses-
Among the slass alluded to- as useful and exemplary
Justly in uds Mrs Thomss Z. Alrish, the sub
Jcsl vf th1ss ~ nsetions
Sha was in many particulars very superior woman.
Nur did this superiority consist alone in passive virtues
BUN active eRLi,sembled psiy. (which comlelends thu
praets- Of all the christian principles and obi cations
and which constituted her living member oil the church
of Christ aud asundsnty enabled, aud qualified her to
@'ehwsc HWayj all her duties in the various rotations
ofiife.
shs had been isf than thirty years in eusc
nanion with the second Presbyterian Chursh VI this
city, And seldom. II ever. there a more vivid OF
bsgrr manifestation Of all the christian gaees. than
was eHsmp iacd lie aud character VI this humble
follower OF Christ.
siia ready at all tnos Had under all orcun.
uaneas To eugsge heartily and zraousy IN the
of hsr Master knswng in very deed that ho labor
in the hotd II was IN the private walks
OF ife in tina domestic SPHERE TINT size shoue with lrr
p.culiar hRd charsetrriste Iustre.
Asa lie She was devoted. u ther ansvtiunaie
and friend ardent aud sine en-. Iiut aniinbility OF
disnsstion, HHyity Of manners in conjunction with
either Distinguishing elarattsriHes lpr her many
rinsrrs iendy, who will long aud deeply deplore hsi
lnss Hut remember ye stricken Of tue departed
that your loss ia her eteraai gain. That though til,
srhy house of her tabernacle be dissolved her emun
cipAted spirit by sfaee through fai has doubtless bssr
submitted into that which remaneth for the peo
Pile Of God . the full fuition Of that
Hiss which springs spontaneously from the presence
God and t,s Lamb aud which shall continue endur,
through the eeoseess, tile unneaPurAbo revolutions
stafnity.
Remember thou deeply SUI ten husband the depsrte,
one. that though this prusidenee dark and mys
trous, II by the special appointment Of Heaven
aud hence s right is hest. Bow thy head, therefore,
humble sub mission to him who has said " What do
thou knowst row. hut thou rhalt know hereafter
for there ia nothing covered that shall revealed
neither hid that shall not be known"
sriri, released, we track Thy wonderOu' say,
Through unknown worlds, to realms of endless light
Toeeaseless glory in eternal day,
Which neer ia elouded blythe shades Of idshi.
The golden gates Of Paradise above.
Were oponed 10 admit thee to that Joy;
The purchase OF thy savour's dying love,
Which doth the praises Of all Heaven employ.
Methnks hear loud HaeluiRhs ring.
Throughout the city OF the living God
"wortAy the Lamb, worthy ,hs Lumb (,hey sins)
WIN hath roieemed Us by his precious blood
Thy yose with Others thcro recognize
Aud as they rise clothed with celestial hre,
Their shouts of triumph seem to rend the skies,
Aud thus th-y rival Heavens sublimest choir
On wings mblime my willing muse would soar,
uPto the Painee Of your blesi nbois
Aud of that happy number make more,
Who shout Redemption through the Lamb Of God.
There rost triumphant spirits. rest in peace.
fro's Sin. Disease and Death at last secure.
Thcperest bliss. oknaw shall never cease,
But shall to all Eteniiy endure.
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A BrAuTIFUT SESTimEsr.-General Wash
ington, in his inaugural address before bo,