Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-07-28
Obituary

:. departed this life on Thursday the 10Th inst.
Mrs Sae Morris, in the 22d year If her age
rarely has the visitation of death brought with
IL deeper or more desolating sorrow. than in the
instance here recorded. An event at all times
mournful enough, it is greatly aggravated when
youth and beauty are made its victim when the
golden tie OF welded love, but newly formed. j.
fdd"ly broken. and the bright promise of u yir-
tuous and happy life Is darkened by It's untmelv
close.
Bat little over year ago the subject Of this
brlri trgute stood at the bridal altar in all the
bloom of early womanhood- pghtpd to one whose
love WAS every way worthy Of her own, and with
whom her married life promi~' only pure protract-
ed enloymrnt. None who participated in the gay
ct'r> ui thai testa sct ne, and >he least IF all,
supposed that 50 soon the bridal would bo follow
FL by the funeral; and the white yp>ture She then
wore exchange Cor the coffin and the shrnud.---
such i human life and thus uncertain our ten.
are upon all It's prospects and its JOYS. \ few
months since consumption laid it, wasting hand
upon her, ana the beautiful flower which many
heart had tondly cherished begun to droop and
fade.
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To sIecouT ffa humanits
None but those upon whom this stroke of be-
reavcment has most heavily fallen, can realize the
extent of its bitterness Who can tell the an
gush OF a mothers heart, when called upon to
resign an hmable and beloved daughter to the
cold embrace of the grave, just when the great
ends ut parental anxiety and training seemed
about 10 be accomplished or the inconsolahle
distress of him whose chosen companion, with
whom he lad expected for many year. to tread
lltc's varied path" was so soon enatchcd from
his side to become II prey to the spoiler! But
yct,ths is not un,nitigated sorrow. 1t is
true that lrr charms OF person, her unaffected
nmiabty of disposition, and the many virtues
that adored her character aud rendered her so at
traciye to n large circle of aoquaintauces and
friends. must have especially endcared her to the
fro-ide othome; bat these qualities while they
aggraYate her loss, impart to every recollection
OF her grateful and halIuwed associations.-
Addedto this consideration is the consoling as
surance, that she died in the faith of the Redeem.
CT, aud the hope of immortal life At time
when the world is most inviting and Elusive, she
forsook its ensnaring paths, and turned her feet
unto the testimonies of the Lord. And although
the coming of death seemed rather premature,
and blghted in the bud all herprospeets of earth
ly huppiness--yet She shrank not from its APP
proaeh. To them who fall asleep in Jesus, death
is never untimely:
The les, cold Earth. the more of Heaven;
The braer life, the earlier m,m ltality -
Young, happy and hopeful rs she was; it was vet
II blessed transition which removed her from the
sunny scenes OF an Earthly Eden, to the bright
bliss and the purer society of the world above.
1t bat remains that those who mourn her depar.
trc, should seek to regain her lost companion-
nip: remembering that Though she cannot re-
turn ia them, vet they can goto her'-and that
her loved and f%nihar form shall be restored
again IN the Resurrection Of the just.