Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-29
From flle Penny Post.


The following beautiful obituary Is written ny
distinguished gentleman, who, in her latter
years. WIS an intimate friend of The deceased
We cannot deny ourselves the mourniul pleas
ure oi inserting it, since the praise though hlgh
is just. and Of requesting the Wing and the
Lynchburg papers to repabliish IT, -
MRS. SUSANNA PLEASANTS.
The death of this venerable lady has broken
another cherished link binding the past genera
ton 10 the present. To those who did not know
her, the attempt would lie win TO describe how
much they who lid have lost by this event
nshe was known in this community as the
widow of The lhte Governor james peasants, aud
the mother Of John Hampton Peasants Hav-
ing been fer many years "A cripple confined 70
her chamber little was known of her extraordl
nary personal merits exeept,to those who ENJOY
ed her intimacy. Yet there il no exagerntion
in saying that no woman of her day WAS inteec-
tnaly, morally ,or in the grace and charm OF men
ners, her superior.
..She was Of Scottish descent; and we may add
that Scotland has contributed largely to the IN
telleetual wealth and moral worth OF Virginia
Her grandfather, Robert Rose, rector Of the par
| ish of Albemarle, was younger son of the scot
tish chief Rose of Klyarock, and akin TO the
celebrated Simon Frazer, Lord Lovatt, and his
still more famous son, Gen. Frazer, who fell IN
battle nenr Saratoga aud the well told story of
whose death will not be forgotten while the his
tory Of that ca npaign shall be preserved. The
Rev. Robert Rose died while visit to Rich
mond. lie is buried in the old church-yar on
Church Hill. His monument is the Oldest there,
and the beautiful eptaph engraved omit was
from the pen of Gov. Spotswood.
Col Hugh Rose of Amherst son of Robert,
was the father of Mrs. Peasants, who was born
in l772 lie was the owner of a large estate,
known as Gedde's in thai county, and was OF
highly distinguished character. The war of the
revolution, soon following her birth, would have
deprived his daughter of the aid of teacher,but
TINT fortunately for her, Parson buchanan,
nan'e well remembered and greatly honored IN
! this city, was removed to the interior on account
of his heretodox political opinions, and found
hospitoble refuge in his fathers house, where
subsequently Gov. Jefferson, driven from Char
lottesyille by the incnrsion of Tarlton, found a
like. II was 10 the early teaching OF Mr.. Buch-
annn, and 10 the earnest reading of the large and
well selected library of her father, that Mrs
Peasants owed the nurture and development OF
that beautiful intellect, which during the long re-
mainder Of her life, charmed all who had the good
fortune to be within its influence.
she was married to Mr.. Peasants in 1859 or
-'9Dand from that time to her death, passing
through many Affections, though more and heavier
than belong to an ordinary life, however protract-
ed and suffering with the keenness OF an acute
sensbliiy, she peyer lost the serenity of her
temper or lacked the forltuue 50 10 bear(Tlef, as
to infuse cheerfuness into the minds of others.
with the en- lier English literaturer her mind
was 50 deeply imhued-she had made it so thor
oughly her own--that it seemed to form II part Of
her nature, and mngng without effort with her
own gennl humor, il flowed forth i'll her CONVEX
sntion Ink water from living spring. The
charm of hl.r con ersation is Undesirable. If
Addison had been a woman, and freed from the
reserve which usually kept him silent, he would
not have been her superior. OF English litera-
ture she knew quite much, and had apt II
mind TO blend it with her own thnkngs.
sNothing could exceed her unselhshncss ,ex-
cept her beneyolence and kindness in thought,
and word,and deed, extending from the highest to
the humblest--her husband did not love her bet
ter than her servants---and during her last years,
whenever she received friendly favor, She seem
ed more to rejoice in the joy Of the giver than in
her own.
''l5lessing all unblessed by none--happy in
her own nature and making happy all around
her-wearing to the last-to the great age of
eghty-two--a heart and mind neither dimmed
by age, nor depressed, by the calamities of lie,
we may well say 90.
YALE bona, fortis felix, u"
ain morte non minus, guam in vita!"