The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-08
oRITUARIE9.

Departed this life, at his residence in Mon,
county, Miss, On the I'd July, inst, Of Dils
Pneumonia, JOIN ABBOTT, in the Goth yer I
his age.
Mr.. Abbott is well known throughout rr5
Mississippi. His qualities Of head and heart n
mand some notice. In private life, he was ndal
for courtesy, social feeling and generosity N
voted to his friends, he was self-sacrifciar IA
obliging. always giving him pleasure to be able \
serve friend and advance his interest Fried
ship was not mere name or form--it was N
pcrading sentiment of his heart, leading Lin (
forget self, while friend needed his assis,sss
and support.
He was man of good intellect, well versed 1
the aifiirs aud interest of his State and quite a
iicient aud competent as a business man. I'd
his knewn honesty, virture aud business capsdt|
he was three times elected to the Legislature v
Monroe county, aud discharged the duties d
legislator with homer to himself and credit to y
county.
Tic NATURALIZATION Tor many mona Hosi'
from an indagd,cd tmaor in bis left side; find
which he bad jus, recovered, over which hmsl
and friends were rejoicing, when a slight expoa4
brought en- another fprm Of disease, which, id
few days terminated his earthly career. And
generous and faithful heart never ceased to I'D
Beng member Of that noble brotherhood 4
Free .Masons, be faithfully performed lis dut1
and obligations to the craft; and when at LEND,
he was summoned by the givil Of eur Supren,
Grand Muster 10 appear in the Grand Lodi
above, he met death composedly aud, no dout|
will receive the wages Of eternal Refreshments :
a reward for his fidelity and virtue. Depsra|
friend, peace to thy ashes, and happiness tols|
noble spirit
DiED--Near Okolona, on The 29th June, Ml|
WILLIE j., daughter q X. NJ and EiIzAsEE1
KING; born in Coumbil, Tenn., on I'D August
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Coumbit Mirror copy.
lis thus the young, the bright, the beauub
pass away. When the old, the aged and deer |
pid are stricken down by the relentless hams
death, we feel mclancholic sadness; bmM
find consolation in the thought that is SPrl'
the wearied salnlrner should cease to dweHh
shatmless world but to see a fair fewer, Prs
Using so much for the future, dispensing @ mo
joy aud light to fond parents-to see such %
folded in the leadcn arms of death and presn
close to his cold, claycy breast is moa''A
spectacle, and causes the bleeding heart w.
claim, Death, thy sting il found Fleeing =
transitary was her pilgrimage on eartD--sea "
mers only had gldcd the morn Of her happy w.
when cold, stern Fate babe her soul wig y
fight to heavenly regions.
"Oh God what shadow DER the heart "
When peals the requiem of the loved ana yoat
But she is gonegonc forever! but gOE
contact with the heartless world had thru"
communicating influence around the brlgm J"
mer of her existence--gone ere she had NV
more than childish sorrowa-cut down
sprlug-time Of life.
death lies on her like an untimely iros'
Upon the sweetest flower Of all the neid
DIEn--On the lst inst, EMILY, coDsot ~
ii. A. Vesey, Of Aberdeen. !,
DiED--ln this county, June 27th lS',
Teton Clovus, infant son Of Jno. Z. ana Az"
Fuller aged months and rs days.
DIED-On the % lust, Joseph, son Of 'o'
and Lucretia Dyche, Of Aberdeen.