The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-02-16
DIED.

I In Castletou, on the I'd ult Mrs JonN HowK,
daughter OF the late +. u. Barber, E.q Of this
place, aRcd ~ years.
In Weybridge, on the I'd inst, Mrs. PoLLr
ABBorr. wife OF Zenas Abbott. ESQ, aged 50
year,.
Mrs. Abbott had been Il resident Of Weybiidge
for more than thirty ysars, and was esteemed Tor
her many good qualities, "a a wife, II neighbor,
AMI friend. She was outspoken against wrong
vet sympathizirg with those oppressed ~ af-
ficted. she bore the pain Of her disease for over
two wears, with good degree Of pltence-and
especially the latter part Of her lite,.h even de-
sired TO depart ana be AT rest.
ave laid her In her snowy STROUD,
And we who loved her did n weep,
We felt. although in grief We bowed,
God givcth III, behaved Sleep"
Ia this village jan. 2l,t runice e. wiic al Jo-
sah J.. Dewey, aged 81 wears.
She was born and educated in Aliddlebuiy and
here She lived until she died except part oi each
year in her married LIE, which she spent in New
York city. fOr seye al years previous TO her
marriage, she was engaged / teaching. From
early youth she was h member OF The Congrega-
tional Church.
She could not have uishtd to be mentioned
publicly She was even unwilling that the bell
shouli toll for her departure. But she was to
dear to her friends, some of whom are still ln-
quiring about her, and so hule knocn an her death
to many who cherish her memory, that some ref
I
The grace OF Christ was honored in her lie.
She was attractive in person without any show
of vanity or worldly ambition, favored IN fortune
without any special fondness ioi trifie'' warm
and generou, in friendship without compromising
her once settled convictions and principles, unu-
sually, delicate und reserred in htr feelings with
out concealing or disgusting when $40 had oeca-
sion TO express them,
but he grace by which she lived was 9torfed
even visibiv IN her death Since tic bhti of her
rl ii nod ccbp Cd n "a |
painful, .otracted sutferings She Nad partially
recovered her strength When she was suddenly
chilled and consumed by violent fever. But
SIZE could say at once II IS all right, cheeTJuHy
submit to Him who doeth all things WELL" Ii
was hard to part from her helpless child, but she
had already given him to the Lord and only
wished him TO be baptised. 1t was harder still
to he parted from her husband, but she hoped it
would not be forever, and Pnve IN faith her dying
couusels She expressly declared that she trus-
ted i'll 10 work cr merit Of her ovn,but only in the
atoui'g and 'snctifyng blood Of esua. She only
feared thlt -he might forget Him as she grew
weaker though sic could not be forgotten by
Him. Shc exclaimed as ~ vision : Ihy glory
fills the earth mud sky" To her pastor who said
b" To depart end be with Christ ia far better"
she responded with glistening eyes Indeed it is
so"-Ihen, as lie repeated " In Him though now
We see him not, yet be ieving we rejoice with Joy
unspeaka6le." She soon answered. you did not
know that was rejoicing" Then, as she tried
10 rise up out of her bed in the agouy Of death,
she cried to one aud another, " Let Inc 60, letne
go. ] come to thee ! go to CORY. thong t
should he with my Savior by three O'clock" She
sank back upon her pillow only to say what
have they done with my body" 81 come come.
ard gently expired
What beautiful testimony to the sustaining and
comforting power Of the christian faith Is it
not tporthy of record Once and again multi
tude gathered for heI burial. How precious the
sacred and tender associations which could not
be buried