The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-26
OBITUARY.

DEPARTED this life on the 22nd inst, at
the advanced age of so years, AIr. JosEPH
DUNNING, native of the State of Gonnec-
ticut, but for the last six years a resident Of
this State. He may truly be said to have
.conversed with two generations. During
the year 1902 he was appointed Gollcctorof
Customs at Middletown Conn, by that time
honored statesman and patriot Thomas JEFF
ferson, whose only enquiry in the selection
ofhis officers was, IS he capable, he faithful,
is he honest" and well was this enquiry an
swered by the subject of this brief notice,
for this appointment which he received from
President Jefferson, he held and filed with
credit to himself and fidelity to the country
for I 0 years, notwithstandingthem chan
ges Of administration incident to such
length of time. During the war 1915 aged
and infrn as he was lie removed. from the
State of Conn, to this State with his AGED
companion who had shared his Jews and his
griefs through his long pilgrimage, for the
purpose of passing the remnant Of their lives
with an only daughter who had married anu
was residing in the town of Aberdeen
They left the companions and associations of
their youth, maturity, and old age to bewith
one, whom but to know, was to love. The
writer of this article knew her well, as she
had long been resident in his family and
under his roof until she plighted to husband,
her true, attectionate, and pure spirit, and tru-
~ can the writer attest, that she was rich
treasure to any domestic circle. Her name
even at this distant period will bring JOY to
the hearts Of his children, who had learned
TO love her, as one of the family. She be-
came united to one who cherished, sustained
and comforted her during the ills and evils
OF life, and it seemed to be the object of her
existence, to obtain the society of her aged
parents, that she might foster sustain and
minister to their happiness during their de-
Ginning years. Well do we remember. the
extacies of joy she manifested when their
consent was first obtained, to come south
and spend the remainder of their DAYS with
her and her husband who had united his So
licltatlons with her own. Her cup of happi-
ness seemed full to OVERLOOKING; but oh the
instability of human happiness! In a few
years alter their removal south, death entered
their happy home, and released the object of
their affection from earth The embrace of
a devoted husband, the prayers and tears of
doatIng parents, and the kind and election
ate regard of friends, could not save their
Lucretia from the grave, otherwise she had
still been here to GLADDEN. our hearts. But
the decree had gone forth t'dust thou art and
IN otIst slsiit thou return, and in the fulI
"bloomof youth she was torn from her aged
parents and left them to die In the land Of
strangers Since her death. every thing that
human sympathy could do, has been done BY
Their serlin law to render them happy in their
attictlons. The old man fingered in mental
and bodils utieTing for few years after the
death,of his daughter, and has ere this met
her sainted spirit IN heaven.
This world can never give.
The bliss for which We sioh:
las not the whole ofiifes 10 live,
Nor all Of death, 10 aie
Tx Dunnlng had been a consistent mem
der g the Methodist Episcopal Church fer
lthe last 4O years and the most Of that time
an official member. As a man. lie was firm,
quiet, Kind and unob trusiye-as a husband,
-EconsldeTqle amiable and effectionate--a
tather That child could desifs-and as
Z Christian, he vas Ga living epistle IF the
s doctrines OF his Sayour to Be "a oi al men.
tH as last moments 81 gave every assurances
TENS friends q u acceptance with God,
and vel light he have exel aimed
nave FOUGHT good tight have IN
lshed my course, have kept he nth. hence
forth there S laia Up for nc crow Of right
business ae Lord ehteous judge
shall give hatd
We hum blv trust. that fhe Demo. who
tempefs the Wlnd % tie shorn lamb 1lll
calnfcrt sustain md lis snrT
partner during he S. upon a
tha they nay az ha leuni -
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