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~ Bedngtoa, Sunday last, after a lingering ill
s'Hesss Mrs MARY cRoWL. consort Of Nj. Peter
4 CEoWl, aged about60 years
~ the residcnce If Sanford !. Ramcy, Esq, near
Waterford, 10 this couafy, TIrsday the i7th inst
after short Illness, Mrs JANE c. HOEGH sisteF of
The late Or. Charles G. Edwards
81 On the Both nlt., Mrs. FANNY FARNsWoRTH,
z wiie Of Mr Hrnry $. Farnswcrth, Of Middleway,
ii OBITUARY.
Dtse. pnlhe evening of The 2 "a o. Juae Ms sab
LIE A. wits Of Mr.. Edward A. Gallahcr Junior nro
prctor oIhe Richmond Reps eaa sd oaf,-
Of the lafc William w i'll ans, F Of Richmond CIV
Seldom has Death a"sehcd from his culver an arrow
(which has sped ST. quickly TO its target and which has
struck down iarcr mark Within the brief space Of 4
lew D'aucs, the lovely and interesting subject Of this
notice was ID two worids-the living and breathing
aJrid, which grecis outward senses and the more
glorons world Of freed and happy souls Her husband
had left her IN perfect health and the tones other
cheerful ,oiee, bidding HIM adeu yet lingering
his ears, when he was suddenly Summoned to meet the
last glance d her DIVING eye speaking what the tongne
could longer after the affection that knows death
Struck down almost in instant she brcathed cut her
gentle sIrt We one who SINKS Y sscp and calmly Sc
reney beautifully, she rcposed in tho embrace
Death, Ike child snmbering ia It's fathers arn-ts
splind filled with sweet and happy dreams,
Mrs. Galaher in the carfy morning Of life and
POSSESSED combination of personal graccs and az
eomplishcntS, blended with much energy Of character
and the most winning sweetness of disposition The
charms Of her person were even surpassedb her upe
rior cndowments Of mind, and by union Of good
and checrfuacss, qualities which influence over
the heart Car greater tran mere beauty can command
bright and expanded landscape OF happiness fresh til
the sparkling dcws and fragrant with The opening flow
crs of the Morning lie spfead IN beauty before
hcr and the partner 81 her BOSOM But what an April
day is human existence How soon lis ciearcst * he
comes dark with the sonbre clouds Of sorrow If3w
ilecng and ehangcfil its sunshine! How Sudden and
ortentous it'll shadows which are only rccv-
cd BY that bow d romise which the eye Of Faith per-
ceiyes in the darkest calamity, and which holds cut
I hope and coasnlation TO tbs sinking soul.
q. Angcl Of Dsath did no prcsaging sign
Rnnouflce this coming, and thy way prepare,
/ No warning voice, no harbngcr was thine
danger and fear seemed passcdbut thou there
Prophetic sounds along the earthquake path
Forcicll the h6nr Of Natures awful throcs;
And the vblcano, ere il bursts in wrath,
Sends forth s3uie herald from its dark rcpose;
ABat thou, dark Spirit, swift and unforeseen,
IL ~ '-''e igLiaing's FASH whea hcafca Was all
ssrcne.'3
Among the large circle Of afectionate and camrls
friends whom this bereavement has afflicted dew
husbaada mother who has lost her only child aad an
only child who has lost her mother, especially emit
tied TO deepest synpathics. Weep not for the
dead, but weep fr The 5ercaycd' Beneath the green
sod the mortal Tms longer subject 10 Sickness and
pam rests peacefully, whilst the pure and innocent
spirit quas uamdgled joys AT the River Of Eternal Life
Over the graves u such our departed friend we
should not plant the melancholy cypress, nor chaunt
Snournful trges. Rather should with rejoicing
anthems, echo tbs songs which angclSing when the
good and pure removed from this sad and evil world
sphere Of radiant and ceasclsss happiness. Rather
should VIC ~
=. Bring flowers pale flowers DER thc bier TO she'd
/ A crowtn for Ike brow Of The early dcadl
fSF th hEaASh II yayss hath the white rose burst
trs'' 4 n Ra,