Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-27
DIED.
In this town. Friday night, 10th nst Mrs LEAH
MELTON, aged about 35 years-formely Of Onslow

In this town, Friday night, 10th inst, Mrs. LEAH
MELTON, aged about IS years,ormey Of Onslow eoun-
Ety.
On the 18th instant, DIR. DSEPH SWIFT MILLER, in
the 10th year of his age.
Hou the strong staff and the beautiful rod broken
With sorrowing soul and reluctant hand, do perform
the last sad rite of tenderness for him whose death here
upon his eess FORM and that he is surrendered to
the rpose of the tomb, but yield to the ious promtns
of duty and affection, in the uterance of few farewell
words to his memory.
When the aged pilgrim has finished his course,
emily bear him to his and deem it but the fulfilled
that he thus should die But when he who
has commenced his of manly fe falls before
the destroyer with what startling emphasis we taught
the admontory truth that vain the hopes of and
nscrutab indeed the ways of God In the meridian of his
day, the pride of life and while flushed with antiepaons
of future the fatal has been sped to the heart
the loved and the lost whose death depore 1t is true
his fate forehown with painful presage bit when we
remembered the face and FORM the one so Taaant WIN
health the other marked with the blended grace and
dignity of manhood upon which we had so often ana SO
Gently eazed the mind could take the thought that
the dark curtain of DEATH you'd so soon hide such VISION
from eyes.
Few have lived in the portraiture of whose charac-
ter the neaments of nature could be more clear
y dscerned than in that of our amened friend Prepared
for his by the enjoyment of the best Academic
helps at home and abroad he came to its practice with tar
than ordinary equipment for its arduous duties and
possessed devotion to it, which made its study alike his
habit and delight he for himself distinction which
only secured the confidence of all who sought his Skill
but gave him position which his professional
might well desire to attain.
Distinguished physician he was also endowed with
qualities which to his character all the dignity of
Frank, generous truthful and eminenty honorable
of reproach furnished the bright mirror of his
life But it in the daily beauty of that life as husband
brother and friend that the nobeness of his nature and
the winning graces of his character were most distinct
ly developed
Little did theword at large know of the tenderness aec
tionaeness and sympathsng suscepbites (which eapeC
like angels from his heart for his comprehensive never
with the multitude By the friends however, who with
in the circle of his affections his virtues will be remem
bered sacredy enshrne the sanctuary of their souls
In all the progress of his e he the object of their love
and when he to die they roeed to knowhat he oug
and found the soace of that religion which impaired bright
ustr to his character and amid the agonies Of ea
gave him foreaste of Heaven With the
profession of the Christians faith he to all around hin
the cheering that he enjoyed the Christians hope
tha hope which travels through quits when die
Thus he lived and thus he died Long may the example
his life and death be remembered and may He who ha
promised to be husband to the widow and father tn
fatheres mercifuy sustain those who bound to him by tn
relations of life, weeping and bleeding unde
this stroke of divine power His former temple is in ruins
the blight and decay of death rest all that mortal
him but his spirit seeking its higher destiny has
robed in rghteouness from this dscodant world live in
dying glory, amid the haowed harmonies of HeavenCoM
In the vicinity of Fayetteville the 18th inst, MARY
second daughter of James w. Strange Esq, aged years