Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-02-23
OBITUARY.

Departed this life in tho city of New Orleans
the 9TH of February, 1854, after lingering III
ness, Miss ANs REBEcCA YAScEy. late OF Lynch-
burg, and daughter of JoEL and EIizAbEfh
YAscEY, formerly of Bedford county.
The writer of this brief notice, who held no
other relation TO her than that of friend, feeis
confident that he utters the opinion OF all VINO
knew her WE'LL when he ascribes to her as lew I'M
projections and as many virtues, as appeftain 10
the character of any one within the circle OF his
or their acquaintance. If she were not wholly
faBltless mortal IL. she had attained 10 u
purity of nature, an elevation Of principle, SIN
iessness Of thought, charity of judgment and a
beneyolenee of feeling, that raised her into
clearer and healthier raj atmosphere, than
those around her breathed. Yet she OF all others
seemed least to know it, and sheltered her yir-
tues beneath a modesty and humility that made
them more fresh and radiant. Her mind was not
less cultivated than her religious and moral SEN
tments, and her companionship possessed all the
charms that youth beauty, grace, accomplish
ments viyacity. trustfuhess and truthtulness
can impart. She was ardent and loyal i'll her at
tachments. and in return warmly and ten
derby beloved. While awaiting in u distant and
strange land the doom she knew to be inevitable,
her fancy brought her back to the scenes OF her
longest and fondest association, and she held a
sweet md constant communion with memories
and ilnaginngs, but little less dear and consola-
tory to her, than the shining glimpses of better
and brighter world lying ahead. She has left us
TO the tolls of life and the shadows of earih-and
shall we mourn that what with her was corrupt
bic has become ineorruptble. and what was NOR
tai has put on Immortality
srilin I orne sucrurn rnor- imlonuna profanut.
Dm thus oh I'M cit lie mnnu.:
os-a quela precor IN areqac-citc in lrna.
Et III humu. creri non onti 81 iuo
Departed this life on Tuesday, Feb 18th, Mt
the residence of Richard Fitzgerald, in the coun
ty of Rockingham,N. C., SARAH +. FITZGERALD,
wife of Rev. o. p Fitzgerald, and daughter of
b. +. Griffin, Esq, of Macon, Ga, in the 2lst
year of her age.
This dispensation of Divine Providence has
brought sorrow to many hearts for her meek,
gentle and affeetionate spirit won the love and
esteem of all who knew her. But to her compan-
ion--to him who best knew her true worthwhile
knew best her deep and unaffected piety-who
had learned to lean her for support amid the
conflicts of life and who had found her deep and
deathless love ut once his solace and support-to
him il comes with a trial too bitter for words
with an anguish for which earth has no cure.
But she died as she had lived Christian-a be-
lever in Jesus. Her illness was protracted and
painful. Ii was borne without complaint. She
constantly said, 1.-The Lord is my Shepherd-He
leadeth beside the still waters ~ trust in the
Lord" were her last words. Her example and
influence will be light to guide her companion,
relatives and friends to that realm where death
has no power, and sorrow Is not known. Well
may they say
''She shall teach us in that calmer home,
The wisdom that learned ill in this
The wisdom that is LovE-til we become
Her fit companions in that land of bliss
Departed this life on the night of the 18th inst
at her mothers residence in the county of Mel
son, Mrs. MARY JANE, consort of Mr.. II. S.
Beasey, in the oath year of her age.
1t is hard to part with those we love, even
when they have attained old age but oh how
much harder is it to part with the young and
lovely TO see them stricken down in the morning
of life, and the fond hopes of long, happy, and
useful career blasted by the hand of death.
Thus it was with the friend we now lament
She was so young, so lovely, so everything that
we are apt to admire in a young lady. She had
been married only few years, and left hus-
band and two interesting little children, sister
and mother to mourn her premature death. As
wife fh Ta trSs and aesosd sid a ft rsa
dy to advise /; as a child faithful and obliging.-
Possessing these noble traits of character it is
not surprising that the death of this lovely wo-
man has created void in the affections of her
friends which is hard to fill but greater far must
be the loss sustained by those to whom she was
connected by the nearer and dearer ties of daugh-
Although this sad event has been expected for
many weeks, and none entertained hoyes of her
recovery, she was struggling with that dis
case that bids defiance TO all medical skill. con
sumption--yct the shock it produced proves the
depth of the anguish of her relatives and friends
and the greatness of their loss. We only
sympathize with her relatives in their sad be-
reavement, and remember that she has but obey
ed the mandate of Him .who tempers The wind
to the shorn lamb" and that our loss is her eter-
nal gain. She died a Christian-n her last mo
ments she exclaimed i" have bright hope of
Heaven" Then weep not beTeaved ones that
the fair flower of your affections has been trans
planted to u purer, holier and nobler cline but
soften your grief with the consoling reflection
that this amiable woman is now mingling her gen
tie spirit in the sweet melody of Heaven:
Thou cote the grave but we will depore
thee,
Though sorrow and ialkness enc, mpass the tomb,
The Saviour has passed. through il portals before til
And the lamp of Ills life is thy guide through the
goom.n
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