The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-13
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EAT Fort Monroe, Va on the .Itn UT; a. sa'eI ~
months wife of James Furzs and youngest oeusn-
ter of the late Capt. Lemusl Gates. u o. army
May she rest in peaee." nou,..
ment of che demise of one whose death mas DIene
link ia the chain of frsndship hard to De
Its true that her gentle spin. na, shs NO LONGER
lives but in the me mory OF tnose VIM oASe
her upon earth. -,
,umed the du'y Of paying tribute to one whose iov
lness of during her brief solourn mere s
tracted numerous friends, and whose virtues enoesf
cd her to them.
sIs't not enough to vex our souls.
And fl I our eyes, that we have set
Our love upon q reses lear
Dur heart upon violet?
Blue eyes bright cheeks are fraiiefyeI
And sometimes for tarir swift decay
beforehand must fret;
The roses bud and bloom again.
But lGvs may haunt the grave Oh love,
Aud watch the mould In vain"
No prsmonitions married the approach OF tne aIeso
destroyer He came 10 his might and the far hover
was bill GIFTED and withered beneath the icy toacn Oh
the Death King.
ine possessing every endowment to make her unive-
sally admired and respected. She was cut OWN sud-
too sweet and gentle for this troubled earth. She
has been plucked away as beautiful ross.
Admired by ell who saw her, beloved by az VINO
knew her, what language ahail we employ ,Atn.u ~;
The pure and gentle nature with which she was 80
richly end Lived, made her presence
"Bright
With something of an angel light" 81
Shall we wake sgsin the chords OF memory. by
pnrtrsying the resignation with which she bowed 70
The summons that called her from 90 much that
makes life desirable. This strong and tender ties by
which natural affection would have held her cap
tive here, rudely sundered. There is nothing
but the nemory Of what she was to assusge tho
grief Of q erief-stricken husband no light to iilums
the dark void created in fond mothers heart
May the desolston that has gathered around the
hearth stone Of these stricken. be aeviated by the
Christians consolation, the hope well meet again
Her charms unsung her merits undissosed, she
res in the bosom Of the eternal Father.
At "Whits Oak" Hanover county. the residence
of her husband. on the 9Th day of February, 1887,
Mrs ELF WHITE, wife OF Col VIM L..
White, OF Pleuio-pne umonia, aged so years.
Her ancestors were among the hrst settlers OF this
old county, AMI distinguished themselves in our
Revoluii 1nary struggle. She connected herself in
the consistent practice Of the Chrstisn virtues
hancei those qualities that most sdorn her sex,
v ith which she greatly gifted. Notwthstand-
ing from the nature of the disease she suffered the
YVES evidently conscious Of her speedy dissolution.
yet she uttered not nurDur, but exhibited the
most perfect resignation to the will Of her Maker-
Desth took place In dessiltll
like clock worn out with eating time
The wheels of weary life at last stood still
And without sigh, grosn, or glance to show
parting pang, the spirit from her pass'd"
In all the relations of life, never knew bet
ter person, or more beloved by her family, and
all who knew her. Most truly has it been said,
"Cf all the lsgsc % the dying leave,
Remembrance of their virtues 10 the best"
On the 18th inst. at his sons residence, in Ches-
te,field county. Va, Mr.. JAMES BRADLEY, aged
85 years