The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-03
ORITuIARY.
Spare is, q God, aloud We pray,
Nor Iet our sun 60 down az noon
TRY vnqrn are onn eternal daw

THY years are one eternal day,
And must thy children die 50 soonl"
Death, who knocks alike 81 the door Of the
palace q the hovel---whose cold breath bIanch.
o. the fairest cheek and paralyzes the strongest
arm, whose summons to the beggar and to
aIIim that Is It ease in his possessions
are aliks irrevocable, has again been among US
and taken to his icy embrace one Of our best
and most promising young citizens. DAVID
JAMES NYE, eldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. 9.
Nye, Of Yazoo City, died on the morning of the
9th ult. IN the 2srd year Of his age He was
buried on the 2sth by the fraternity Of Odd
Fellows Of which he was worthy brother, and
by the Yazoo City Guards, the volunteer CONF
pany, Of which he was also member, assisted
by large concourse Of citizens -sympathizing
friends Of his afflicted parents. It is long since
we have sat down to write with feelings 50 sad
as we are oppressed with this morning. We
knew David Nye long and well, and loved him
as only the brave and generous can be loved.
His afflicted father has kindly furnished Us with
the following brief sketch Of his life, which
we know win be interesting to his numerous
friends and acquaintances:
david James Nye was born in Pulaski, Ten
nessee. on the 1st day of January, 1881, and
was, at the time of his death, % years months
and 26 days old. When we determined en- re-
moving to this State, in the fall Of 1885, we
conHded our boy. then less than years of age,
to the care Of his grand parents, and he con-
tinned with them for nearly II years; his early
education was acquired at the country school
in the neighborhood of his grand father in Mid
die Tennessee.
In the fall of 1916, we brought him to our
home in this State,--the year I847 was spent
at Oakland College, during the years 1913,
I849 and 1850, he continued his studies in this
place, FIRST under the direction Of the Rev. Nor
man w. Camp, and next that Of the Rev. w
C. Crane, for both of these worthy gentlemen
he at all times entertained the most sincere re-
gard.
He commenced reading law on the day that
he reached his Goth year; for six months he
persued his reading with great diligence, and
with marked improvement, his great anxiety
was to SO qualify himself for his profession,
shat he might take some Of the labor of,
the shoulders of his father" At the end of
six months his health commenced declining,
and from that time up to hour of his death, be
was truly the "chid of affection" and the most
of the time a"wanderer"
He was the most kind and devoted son, and
his bearing was so upright, moral and manly,
that his parents were deprived Of unasiness on
his account, whether he was with them or abb
sent"
Last fall, when all hope of relief from nedi-
cal aid was relinquished, he went to Florida in
hopes that the genial climate and salubrious air
which has often benefited those suffering from
his dsase Consumption would restore him to
health. But, alas! the balmy air of the land
of flowers had no healing on its wings for him!
The country famed in story and song as pos
sessing the spring Of perennial youth, whose
waters brought back the bloom of youth upon
the withered cheek Of age, had only the sha-
dowsof the pail for our dear young friend. But
he there first drank Of the waters of eternal
life, of that spring whose reyivifying influences
recede not before the pursuit of thirsty human
souls, but invite all to partake of its healing
waters and live forever. In word, he became
a christian in earnest, and saw the last hope
of recovering his health, fade away without a
murmur, for the bright hopes Of Immortality
were rising high in his enfranchised soul.
Then as his earthly star glimmesed toward its
setting, he wrote 70 his heart-broken mother,
another, am coming home to die like man."
And he fulfilled his promise. He came home
five weeks before his death and his afflicted
parents had the mournful pleasure of smoothing
his passage through the darkValley and shadow
of death. His patient endurance Of pain, his
sweet, endearing manners, and above al his
christian resignation to the will Of his Heaven
II Father, were subjects Of admiration 70 all
who had the privilege Of visiting the chamber
where the good young man met his fate.
He has gone-the gifted and the good just
on the verge of manhood with hfe's bright
promises full upon him and its golden chalice
just raised to his lips. Gone, gone, and resting
il the quiet grave, where the wicked cease from
troubling and the weary are at rest. Farewell,
brave, noble heart, in thy death We have lost
another friend on earth and alas! we have 50
few true ones to apares-but have gained anoth-
or to intercede for us in Heaven if God IN his /
goodness, allows his ransomed saints to remem-
Der IN their happiness, the lone and sorrowful
of earth.
we have no comfort To offer to the broken
hearted parents Of our friend. We know for
them, there Is no more ~ il life Tint has not
the shadow Of the graz non It. Time and