Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-10-20
oBITU A RY.

DIED, Mt her fathers residence in this place, On
Monday tho 18th instant, LAURA j., daughter OF W.
F. DuRIsoE Esq, in the thirteenth year Of her age.
How melancholy IL tho record of Death, when
youth, and health and loveliness nre made 70 aii oe
meath his relentless blow How painful, when the
innocent bud is blasted that just beginning TO
disclose it, fragrant blooming to all around! Such
was our gentle LAURA. Dcnr, dutiful child! She
hns been snached from our henrthsonc forever, and
the mournfu memory Of her many endearing traits IL
all that remains Of her. No! N0!-thcre is more
than this There is the certainty Of faith, which tolls
us that her immortal spirit has flown away to Heaven,
there to await the coming of the beloved she has
left behind on earth. Oh that wo may be enabled
to follow where sho has gone before US! Farewell,
blcst angel for while.
Of earth's ties bcref
One hope is still left
Well all meet again in the morning.
DlEp, in Edgcfeld Village on the night Of the 18th,
of October, ISAAC MATTHIAS JONES, in the 18th,
yenr of his age. The melancholy gloom and deep
feeling of grief that peryades our whole eommu-
nifty, eynces n proper appreciation of the sad cir
cumstances that caused his untimely end ind is an
appropriate tribute to the many virtues that adorned
the character of the unfortuDae deceased. lie was
| no ordinary boy: you had but to look upon him TO
ace that nature had stamped upon his brow true no.
bility Possessing all those and noble qualities,
both of the head and heurt that arc sure to win the
admiration of every one, he justly esteemed u
| universal fnvorite. lie dutitul and obedicnt
| son, kind and aHcctunate brother, and generous
and devoted friend; enjoying not only the confidence
of his schoomatcs md companions, but by his fhsei-
mating manners he had won the hearts Of many older
than himself. lie was intellectual, handsome, cour-
teous and brave in fact hc possessed all the elements
that 20 to the formation Of perfect man. and had
he but lived TO have cultivated the brilliant talents
that nature had given him he must have realized the
hopes of his parents and friends, and fulfilled high
destiny in whutcycr sphere Of society he may have
moved. 1t is true, that he was not free from that
waywardness that is incident to his age and that is
| the usual accompaniment of superior mental endow-
ments If he had any faults in tho eyes OF the charia
liable, they leaned towards virtues side. His death
hut re hs t 5 and
interestedIy defending the of his friend Peace
be to thy ashes, brave and warm-hearted boy; and
may thy pure spirit find its equal among the Angels
that hover around the altars Of Ieave..
Elgeiold C. IT,, Oct. 18th 1858.
Departed this life, on the End instant at the resi-
dence of her mother, in Lexington District, in the
twentieth yenr Of her age, after severe illness Of
five weeks, ELLA f. BATES.
/ II is seldom that We are called upon to mourn a
more affecting dispensation of Providence. This es-
timable young lady just entering upon life with
the fnirest hopes Of earthly happiness Possessed oi
q large share of those churms which adorn her sex
sh: had, alSo IN excellent and cultivated mlnd, anu
heart full Of affection and kindness and charity.
Insteul of the bridal fnrors, she was soon to have
worn, she was lecked in tho habments Of the grave
It was not for her to bear the weight Of years, but
sad destiny prepared for her an curly tomb. She
bore her fate with christian resgnation saying, with
her last utterance coue unto me- all that weury
anil heavy laden, and will give you rest" If We
drew our constitutions from the philosophy Of earth,
in vain would we find considerations to assuage our
grief This we can only gain from the revelation Of
christianity. From that inspired source, we feel TINT,
though she is dead she yet iveth, and that our loss
is her very great gain. Her gentle spirit, in throw
ing off the fettcrs Of the flesh, has but plumed itself
for spccdcr fight to the bosom Of her Saviour and
| her God