New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-05
THE LATE MISS FILLMORE.

From he Buffalo CONnfrclH -ldreTtistf, my %
We Yesterday announced in the usual terms the ies;h
of Mary A. Fillmore. The sad event seems to demand
expression of esteem for her character and OF
grief at the heavy loss We would not indeed, OBJ
rude our consultations upon those hearts broken by so
sudden calamity, whose sorrows human sympathy can
only pity in reverent silence nor do we expect either 10
sCo;he express the feelings of that intimate circle OF
friends which her many attractions had drawn round her.
But The contemplation of her virtues Is relief 10 fcnd
ship, and shall perform most useful duty II, by
slight skech of her character sincerely and simply drawn
others shall be inspired 70 me pursuit 81 smar excel
erce
Miss Fnlmorcs character was written upon her face
1t not beautiful, yet fall OF yvacty, OF III
tellect of cordially and OF goodness that it attracted
more than any beauty, and it rises before now. its
expression only suggests the simple thought,
How good, how kind and she h gone -"
In that character mingled in Just proportion almost
masculine Judgment and the most feminine tenderness.
The leading feature of her character excellent COM
sense united with great yivaciy OF temperament,
genuine sensibily, and real intellectual force. With
Keen of the ridiculous OVERLOOKING with Wit aud hu-
NOR all her views Of life nevertheless grave and
rous and she saw clearly beneath all lis FORMS and shows
in what consists s real happiness and devoted herself to
the performance OF its duties with all the energies OF pow
eru will and the fidelity of the
This fidelity her OF duty had led her most
carefully 10 cultivate all OF her talents; and
il is 10 exaggeration TO say that she was apong
the most accomplished young women We have
,ncon,aou fomiar with English literature spoke the
French language with and elegance, versed in
had lately great progress IN her ermn
studios Sho had much taste in drawing bat had mostly
al andoned that accomplishment for music because as
che sBid the latter gave greater pleasure 10 her trends;
and she skiGl performer both upon the piano and
The Erp Shortly before her death she had began to
como attention sculpture, and he'd got her materials
cother for seinstucon In this highest branch Of art
II affords an instructive lesson upon the use Of time 10
know that she had perfected herself IN all these studies
and accomplishments since her father accession TO the
Presidency and in the leisure moments OF life almost
entirely devoted TO society. In Washington, the Ell
Il. ,lo no hnalf hea
bin cd 10 devOlve upon her, almost unadcd, the entire
performance of the social duties incident to her fathers
station. She was but young girl fresh from school;
but all admired the self possession the tact and tho kind
with which she filled the position ootted to herr and
how, young and retiring she society in her pres
ence became something more genuine and hearty, a. II
ashamed OF it, false mockeres in the light of her saga
cious mind and honest heart.
She was emincntly social and laterly her converse.
onal powers OF the first order She had read much
her advantages had been great and sho had reaped their
entire fruit She was keen but kind observer OF charac-
ter had been familiar with men and women OF very v1r
ranks and descriptions and she would paint To e lie
the interesting events which she had waessed, aud the
characters OF the many distinguished persons with whom
her fortune had made her acquainted. Full of Information
end of spirits anxious always to listen than to talk
vet never loss, with the dulle5 for something
pie asant and entertaining to say with countenance
beamng with honesty and Intellect and with s"ee cor
diaty of manners which invited at once confidence acc-
ton and respect wonder that wherever she went she
became the of circle OF friends who loved her
endory and at the same time looked up to her as
She was genuine teuder.hearted woman. Tho only
she enyed she has been heard to say,
some OF her young friends whom she pressing their
tile children their hearts, Observant Of all the forms
OF elegant lie yet with the utter contempt for its
fashions kind and attentive TO all yet without one
point Of sympathy with merely worldly people, she loved
Ter friends with ell the affection Of strong and ardent
nature She never saw read Of kind and noble deed
that her eyes did fill with tears. She chung to her Old
friends without regard their position in life but her LIE
and her talents seemed devoted their happiness she
constantly thinking of some little surprise, some gift,
journey pleasure by which she could contrib
ute 10 the enjoyment OF Others. Blessing she was.
God made her so; and with her death, with many oi
her friends dried up forever the riches. fountain OF
their lappne-s. She reserved in the expression Of
her religious views As Is natural with youthful and III
pendent minds, she had little comparative respect for
CTeeds and forms perhaps lees than she would have mani
/ II, in maturer years but her intimate friends know that
she W.. constantly governed by of rel sous duty
that her realns to her Creator and her Savior were the
sbect Of her cus,A-t thought and that she trusted for
her future happiness to tn, kind mercies OF
Father, the conscientious IN Oh an ner tl-
cuts lie devoted to deed Of kln'e' 'la I" LeaEt
pure AMI unspotted ehlds.