The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-15
DIED.

Or Sunday morning, the 18th met, Mr.. WILLIAM
w. FORD, in the SD year of his age.
His friends and acquaintances, and those of A.
Jack son Ford and +. A Baukiuship, are respectful
~ in 'ited to attend his fun-ral TODAY II o'clock
A. M, at the residence of Mr.. r. A. Blanknshp on
Venable street, Union Hill.
In this city the 18th day of January, in the oath
year of his age, BOILING ROBERTSON, son of
Judge John Robertson
1t is seldom that the pen OF friendship is made to
perform task in which the heart can act 90 freely
and fully with the WILL in paying a tribute to The
memory OF this sineularly gifted young man. For
several Yeas his health has been very Feeble and
for twelve months past has been manifest that he
was destined to fill an early grave. His numerous
friends throughout the State, however, will feel
thrill of painful sidness peryade their breasts whe
they hear that their old comrade boiling is no
morei and no man, In proportion to the number of
his acquantsnces had more devoted friends His
manners were kind and inoffensiv to ell who ap-
preached him, that he never made an enemy and
his emotions all beautifully attuned 10
~ kindly feeling, that it was impossible to know
him and not to love him. With moral elevation
established by nature and maintained by education
and association he commanded the uuh sitating
tiience and respect of all, to degree seldom en-
joyed BY one so young
In intellect, be reached an early maturity The
rare excellence of his judgment was to those who
knew him, subject of equal establishment and ad-
mirsiion. When st the Virgins Military Institute
lwhere he graduated in 1876 with the first honors OF
his class,) his advice was sought and confidently
lied by his intimate associates in all cases of diff
Guilty or embarrassment. His mind was rsmarksbIe
for its grasp and power-cear the tones of silver
bell it was yet massive in its pIoportions-calm and
III UnSEaVed
prejudice passion, and arrived at its conclusions
with certainty almost unerrpg that of the ar
low which has laid him low. 1t had outside tiu-
sell and Its beauty was only apparent to those who
knew him intimately; without the flash of the dia-
mond, II had all Its real purity snd worth and only
displayed It's beauty fully when itself ounded BY
the clearest light of other intelects His retiring
modesty OF demeanor was not assumed but was
the result Of that real modesy which had its beau
ties of mind and heart from ali but those V ho had
the opportunity aud the ability to observe end ap-
pIeciate them.
The old associates of the deessseA will ,a.,a,;.
this tribute to depaited worth, unex
picture of the man; and by them, least it viii not
be regarded the result Of partial fennship in
| the writer. Tae long line of mourners who stand
around his open grave, while receiving the lesson
which it teaches, may tank God for the joyful hope
that "the mortal" Of their friend "has put on i'm
mortality" aud that, trsnsplanted to more copge-
Mai clime his glorious faculties will be develops
with beauty and power far above their earthly
glory the things Of time below those of eter.
nifty.
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