Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-22
From the " o, PicGyune.

Many of the most Furnishing. oldest and
most useful charities and benevolent institu-
tons of our city are the result of the suggps-
tons. combined labors and persevering zeal
of the ladies of this city. The poor. the sick.
the distressed the destitute widow or friend
less orphan have found in them friends ind"ed
whose gentle hands soohed the pangs of
sickness, whose kind voices cheered the
faltering pilgrim on the road Of life. whose
generous hearts found food or rest or employ
mrnt or a home for those destitute of either
or all, and whose chief qualification it has
ever been to look for the reward of their
industry and self sacrificing zeal and charity
in the good their labors effected. and not in
their publicity. The names of these gcner-
Gus and admirable women are known, but
they are known only to a few-to their own
immediate families or intimate friends; their
deeds are seen. however, in the many asylums
and homes. which will proclaim. long after
their founders or managers shall have passed
from our midst the noble virtues of our
femal" phianthropists.
On Sunday last, a very large concOurse of
ladies and gentlemen, mostly old residents
of the city, followed to the grave one of those
ladies. whose residence of quarter of cen
fury in Nv Orleans. has been an epitnm- of
constant industry for her family, with the
most indefatigabl,' kindness and charity for
others. OF recent years sickness, family
affection and the influences of age, have pre-
vented her from eX"rting her usual active
benrv olence. but for twenty years. from the
time she first land d at our levee. there was
no more devoted disciple to tn" cause of snf-
firing humanity than the late Mrs. Patsy
Shall. For nearly fifteen years after she
arrived here. in 1888. she was buslv engaged
in conducting, first. large boarding house.
and then the City Hotel, supporting family
at the same time; and yet with these null
hilarious duties, and trials and rsponsibili-
ties. to be met by her singh self, she was ever
r'ady to answer the call of the sick and
afflicted. During the epidemics our city was
visited with in those long years, she never
faltered or shrauk from her duties, and hun
dreds on hundreds are those whose hours Of
sickness were carefully and tnderly watched
by her. with mothers solicitude aud never
failing vigilance, while her experience a. a
nurse saved many and many life. In fact,
in this department of charitable service, Mrs.
Shall was known thou ghout the country. and
many a person in the wide West and South
will feel a throb of r'gr mt her death. whose
brow she soothed. whose pain she assuaged,
whose death she prevented. So remarkable
indeed. were her la5ors during one fatal SEA-
son, that one of our municipal bodies voted
her a service of plate testimonial of their
admiration tor such diSinterested and rare
conduct.
Mrs. Shall's simplicity of manners, and
frankness and energy Of character would
have made her scores Of friends. apart from
her untiring and transformations benevolencc.
She neglected no household duty; laborcd
faithfully and courageonsly amid the trials
and troubles OF life. and bore them with adj
mirable ser nifty and cheerulnesS. She wa
good woman. generous woman. a true
womln, and her good deeds will ever b.
fresh in the minds OF the scores of human
beings she has befriended. She was prepared
for d,ath. and though il came suddenly, IL
came only to embalm her memory among
those OF earth's hindest hearts. Peace TO her
manesi