Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-07-14
ORTIZ AIRY,

Died, at her residence in this county, on the
3Oth ult., Mrs ELIZABETH A. FERGUSON.
wife of DR.. JOHN Il. FERGUssoN and oldest daugh-
ter of Gen JOHN MATTHEW'S in the 36th year OF
her age, leaving a husband and two children.
If at any time it Is not improper to speak Of the
virtues Of the dead, it would seem to be when the
possessor Of those virtues which enobie our failure
is suddenly laid in an early grave. The warnings
of death-solemn on all occasions-become more
deeply impressive when his victim is taken, not
from among those whose advanced age had pre-
pared US to look for the termination of their earth
ly career, but from those who having reached ma
turty, gave promise of life of usefulness and
virtue. No labored eulogy can describe the deep
emotion which her sudden death created amid tie
circle in which she lived, or portray the noble
features Of her character Constutionay ama-
BILE, the duties of daughter, sister, mother, wife,
mistress and friend, and all the attributes which
adorn our nature were most strikingy displayed.
Died, at Wyoming, Prince Georges county, the
residence of her mother, Oh w Wednesday the 9Th
day of July, Mrs CORA NIMO. In recording
the death of this beloved disciple of the Lord We
can scarcely find words to express the sad loss Of
mourning friends and Borrowing community
Early imbued with religious feelings, the deceas-
ed cast in her lot truly with the people of God.
Love had been the main spring of every action of
her heaven-sWayed heart. Love, not only for the
bright and beautiful of earth, but for Him whose
bow of promise is painted upon the clouds of hea-
ven, swayed her every action. Love fer the flow
ers that kissed the pearly dew-drops-loye for all
Gods creatures, from the brute upon the hillside
to the soul-gfted ones who toll upon life hgf-
way-love, not as the world would translate the
word, was hers such as is born in heaven, the
purest feelings of our Heavenly Father himself.
Beside the bed of that young earth-strayed angel
it was not our privilege to watch, but we feel as if
ace had been there and had witnessed her departure,
like the stiffness of gentle zephyr last amid the
blossoms of fragrant spring. Why, mother, sis
ter brother, friends mourn this departed one -
She is gone and many hearts are weeping tears
of blood with you. And methinks that amidst
those starry crowns and radiant brows Of heaven,
is Cora that her song is the sweetest and her
robe the whitest With spirit eyes we see her
still, and faith tells us that she is more than hap
by that the wandering spirit that trod the thorny
path of life for few short years, is gone to be
united to its God. ''Nlay my last end be like
hers. +"
Died, at Cherry Grove, on Tuesday, 2lst of
June, HENRIETTA NJ. HUNT. consort OF
JupsoN HUNT, after lingering butseyere disease
which confined her to her bed for several years,
during which time she bore it with christian for
ttude, never murmuring or complaining that her
God had dealt harshly with her. The writer OF
this can say, that a wife, mother, and a mis-
tress she adorned those relations and sustained
the duties they involved with credit to herself and
glory to her God. Her end was peace As the
powers Of her nature dropped, she illustrated q
steady reliance upon the grace and mercy of God
there was in her case calm dependence, but a
dependence which illustrated the strength of hel
faith, and it was in mercy that God gently I'M
loosed the cords of her earthly tabernacle ano
granted her an easy and safe passage to the realms
of eternal day. "Blessed are the dead who die il
the Lord, for they rest from their labors. -