The true Democrat., 1856-02-26


 roll, in Conway county, Ark, on the first of Feb, 1856, in the 23d year of his age, GEORGE C. BROOKE, esq, native of Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges county, Maryland.
 Cradled in the lap of luxury, surrounded by kind friends and relatives, the deceased, moved by noble and enterprisins ambition, bid adieu to an atfectiorste, and widowed mother, two loving brothers, to warm friends, to his native land, for the purpose of carving for himself . name and fortune But few months had elapsed since his settling among us, vet friends new, but steadGast, greeted him at every angle; business flowed in upon him, success was no longer doubt. Still, with this bright future opening he could not be spared to gratify that ambition; to attain that success which would have cheered the waning moments of that fond and only parent-would have nerved those true brothers, to more determined exertion would have gladdened the hearts of friends both new and old-would have ornamen- ted the society among whom he lived, and have been pride to those among whom he was reared-would, in some measure, have repaid him for the mighty outlay. "But Gods will be done" He now quietly sleeps n:the land of his adoption, and all bright dreams of youth and ambition are coldiy resting beneath the sod of the valley.
 Mir. Editor, you knew the deceased, the peo- pie of Prince Georges county, Maryland, knew him, the people of this county knew him. It were needless, for me to endcavor the saving of any thing to those, but sir it is qualification to friend to be able to pay even this dminutive tribute to his memory.
 Having been raised Catholic, he turned with loathing from those, who desired to insult the memory of his ancestors, and fearlessly ad- vocated republicanism. To his party, he will long be loss and long remembered His pro- fession has lost one of its brightest ornaments not>only as the best read lawyer of his age, in this or any other country-not only as fluent and fearless advocate, but as a man of ster- ling iutegrity-whose soul was too honest whose spirit too highly strung, to stoop to little or mean act
 The society among whom he lived, will long remember him, as friend, gentleman, and as a social companion, whose smiles gladdened the saddest heart.
 But the loss is bitterly felt, in that family circle with whom he lved-whose hearth in drearyness he gladdened-in whose most joy ous moments he participated.
 have known him in brief time under nearly all circumstances-in the court room-in the political excltement-in the social circle-in the ordinary intercourse with men-around the fire-side with loved and loving friends and re- latons-and in all, he was the same proud, noble, intelligent, patriotic, and social spirit.
 " A combination, and form indeed
 here every, God did seam, to set his seal,
 To give the world assurance of man."
 If by the ordinary course of nature, he had been taken from us; if, after struggling with dis ease he had fallen, it could be the better borne; but to think he was ono moment we'll, joyous and unusually social, and the next found him hurried into eternity!
 In taking gun from it's resting place, unfor tunately, muzzls foremost, he received the con- tents, buck shot, little forward of the right arm, ranging down towards the left hip, mak ing most horrd wound, and producing instant death Poor fellow, he could not see the dan- ger of carlessly handling firearms. May his fond spirit rest in peace. A.
 Conoay County, Feb. 15, 1856. In this city, or the 11th inst, JULIANA So-I PH1A GEORGE, wife of Loui George, esq.,, aged. 32 years. Mrs. George discharged the duties of wife mother and friend with exemplary idelty.-I Her immediate family feel that they have sus- tained, in her decease, an rreparable loss. But God is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works; and He takes away that which He gives in order that We may realise our en- tire dependence upon His merciful providence, for the good things of this life as we'll as for the things that make for our everlasting peace; therefore, we use the words of holy/Job, and say, "the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord."