The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-02-29
Obituary.
"'Oh. Grave. thou hast thy victory
Beauty and strength are laid with thee.

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Yet, than earth's mightiest mightier,
o, Grave, thou hast thy vanquisher."
The departure of one fondly loved from the
scenes of earth and time ,isan event that causes
hard hearts to feel; rousing up to sympathetic
ring up latent and slumbering fires on men,
ory's altar giving deep gloom and painful
forebodings in exchange for hopefulness, hap
piness and joy. Sometimes, alas, the sad loss
causes feelings of reck lessness and dependency
and eXcites in the sinful breast, rebellion, Bit
ter vituperation and even hopeless infidelity
with regard to the mysterious ways of the all
wise Creator, who is "good to ali and whose
tender mercies are over all works."
Alas, the humiliating death-curse One ter.
ribIe result Of one fearful act of mans disobe.
dience. One stroke from the beny hand of the
last enemy, when aimed at some loved one Z,
compelling the spirit Immortal to haste away /,
while the frail tenement of clay crumbles and
falls in ruins-how it sewers the ties of love J.
how 1t blasts the fondest hopes !-causing a
vacuum in afectionate hearts and IN circles of
loving ones, that earth cannot fill But thus it
is and thus 1T must continue to be, until that
bright and awful day in Earth's tragic history,
when Deaths cruel sway shall be ended for
ever, and the grasping empire of the grave shall
surrender its walking millions.
Like the dear one whose departure calls forth
these sad reflections, we must submit to the
dread decree; and we should submit, as she
did, gracefully, meekly, ancomplainingly, to
Deaths iron rule, when at his bidding, we too,
shall be hurried hence to behold and realize
the untold wonders and dazzling glories OF the
eternal state.
Mrs ELIZABETH FORREST, wife of VIM S
Forrest, and daughter OF the late DIR. Joel Mar.
tin, OF the Army, was possessed of mind of su-
perior order, which had been studiously Guilt
waited lby almost every means that paren tai
pride and solicitude could devised; which had
been improved, strengthened and stored with
useful knowledge, gained by extensive travel,
by judicious and comprehensive course of
reading, and by mingling with the enlighten-
of the country.
But her extraordinary devotion to the well
fare Of relatives and friends her kind and un-
wearied attentions to the sick and the afflicted |;
and the delight she felt in contributing to the
happiness of others; in relieving the suffering
and the distressed-fheSe are among the noble
traits that shone consplcuously in her charac-
ter: these the priceless, unseltish qualities of
mind and heart that adorned this true woman,
and which now cause the deepest pangs of
grief to be felt by bereaved and weeping
kindred and sorrowing friends by those who
knew her best, who loved her most fondly, and
feel the loss most deeply.
Finding exquisite delight in the surround
ing beauties of Earth keenly sensible to the
charms and attractions proiusely scattered
abroad by the hand of Nature her ear ever
open to the varied notes ringing out in bird
like melody from the shady depths of the grove,
or coming forth in the low and plaintive signs
of the wintry winds her eye ever attracted
sdmiringly, by the gentle and lovely decora-
tons of field and garden 81 e was constrained,
as she approached the "solemn river" to say
"The world seems very beautiful, especially
when we are about to pass away from its charms
forever.''
But sne believed implicitly in the atonement
OF crucifed Saviour and bereaved and
wounded hearts trusts confdentlysthat she has
Joined the shining throng in the bright land
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mingle in heavenly harmony and in sweet
concert with seraphic strains from golden haIps
in angel hands-where the grand chorus of love
and praise shall chime on eternally.