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Died. ca Tuesday evening last Nj. JONATHAN
hkAkstsi e q, ssan.y Il he IssA ysar q age
yard, lthsl Thursday tncrningl
All that was mortal ol J0NkrHan KeARsexy isro
more. His body viii soonshecome portion 81 il.
mother earth; his spirit We have every reason L.
believe, is At home ia Heaven. We can indile no
eulogium on the character Of the deceased His
virtues are so familiar 10 all who had The pleasure
cf his acquaintance, that We can take nothing from.
nor add any thing %, what has Been iks sent
ment Of the community in which be has lived % =
palriarehal age.
JONATHAN KEARsLsY was no ordinary person.
Ia mind Ia hear, A manner, Ne was the modelof
man. sln the Ant. he was remarkable ios The
clearnesk force and CORRECTNESS Of bis upinions; in
the second he overhbwed with the milk Of human
kindness !; and Ia The third, he polite without
oslenlaiion, and afediionate, for affections sake
In lhe attributes Of business man. he was sadly
deficient His cons ience was too leDders his sen
sihiily TOO refined. He made few baEgaies and
entered into few contracts for fear il might b saA
AZ Raatte araRtage, Such was his love OF irul Aat
+ ii he were 10 tell ficnd that he had my hei g
certain kid Of steck aud discovered Afterwards he
aaa made nistakesoi enc he was unharry nntl
the error was. exI lained
The writer Il his imperfect tribute knew him
we'll and had iiie honor 10 enjoy considerable
share iii dis eoniideEce. lie has eonversed with
him arhaurs on The subject uf the early history OF
the county, and has often hetn astcnist cd al his
i Familiarity with THO men and hings Of the odeH
time In the staenlen Of facts, he wa always par
4 ticuiafiN SN0TuSus dtld III iulhE u4hS
hear.say evidence, be exercised eaatioD honora-
Bile 10 him self and NpFthv OF limitations
The beauties Of lzls character were sen 10 per-
lection around the ffgnity hresde. Though lnil Of
i good h9mor, his conversation generally was of a
turn rather to instruct than amuse. he may be-
said to have been deeply learned in Aisary and il
was oiten his pride and pleasure 10 entertain he
family group with i rehearsal ol the remarkable e
vents of every ages lie was an enthusiastic ad-
mirer df the Emperor Napoleon, and se thoroughlv
was he eonversans with that wardeffuI mans
history, lha, every Act Of his life frum the ctatl
10 the grave was al familiar u him as household
words.
As al reader, b. Was unsurpassed The late DR..
WaTgRs often sai1s thai In rchHess Of voice, ap
propFiAienessh emf haSisand perfection Of accentu
alton, he had no eaaal and that be justly deserved
the appellaen If Ae " old man eloquent
He goes 10 his la hers inii Of years aud honers.
hoaoref for his ndl igence, nableness Of heart and
spoaess integrity. 3Posieriv will point u him as
the soa OF honor, the paragon OF right, and his Ae9
scepdanls TO The remoest generation, will ever be
proud Of such an ancestor ANICUS.~
OBITUARY.
"Dsath loves shining mark 2, and surely he eoa't
have cued no sweestr flower from the garden Of Ii
or chosen IovclieF victim fur his shaft than ANNIE
SKULL. 10 the morning Of yoeth-with The bloom o
health and beauty OF her cheek-with love and limo
c.nec stamaed npoa her sonhepe firing her imagina
ton and energy nertng her heart she well became Al
object of admiration and deseryedy won the esteem
all who knew her der life was not with y. = allrl
Of madl r. and amisbty Of character justly tendere
her the pride and ornament f the domestic circle bu
alas The flower had scaree 6lows ere i ns
chalice i brokenh- Of promise just risen has
IN eternity. Wc$ deed, may. The fountains Of ri,
DC broken up. wheniond hearts call Il to mourn ih
loss q 50 duiitu daugh affecon4ie sis e. AM
50 endearing mRanion as ASSTE SErLL. She
, ! gone-tshe has passed ON ca I'll
Bat her spirit 10 i 5 God aboyo.
10 dwell with him in endlrs :, love-
Aud bids rs her earth prepare
III We would " ish 10 meet hef there.s
Eh n.ecasc Find psrent cease thy Grief.
The tear OF s4rrow gives relief i
tompareJ iosa hat Saviour gives,
ho' dead, that still she ever lives.
AMIcrs.~
| At his residence, Fn Lcesturg, on Friday marnnr
tae W Ct Deeembers IN The SD year of his age Nj
CURTIS X. SAU NpERS, "A worthy and respccte
member Of society.
III Il1adoun county, on Friday. al Decer,bcr 81,
WILLIAM HILIdARD, in the ssh wear Of rs ayr
The deceased served as a yolantecr IN Cant Roy,
company during the var with Mexico
Tin Msrtiasburg al the ,rcsi,lcnee az her sn re- r
Albarts,3 Oh Tuesday night The ittl, inst Ns Nan
CY AI4BURTIS, relfct If The late 5ohn 4iIsr,;s q
e the 59th year af her age. - - =