The Van Buren press., 1860-01-27
Death of Miss T. A. Chapman.


could hardly have borne away from our
hearts and homes one whom we should
more miss or lament.
+ Miss Chapman came to our city, some
eight years since, from Connecticut, and
commenced teaching school, in which pur-
suit she continued until her sickness and
death. Our acquaintance with her was lin
tied, bat We were naturally drawn towards
her she was native of our own State
She was lady OF warm feelings
and noble impulses possessed OF an amia-
bic and generous spirit, she made person
al friends of all with whom she associated
She was no less good than a kind W oman,
and left behind her a character unspotted
and unblemished. She was taken sick
some three weeks since with a severe pneu-
monia, to which she was at times subject,
and on Saturday last, after a short illness,
closed her eyes in the last long sleep of
death. On Sunday morning she was bur.
led from the Presbyterian Church, ofwhich
she was an exemplary member. The fune-
raj sermon was delivered by the Rev. Mr.
Urmston. and was most excellent one, and
during its delivery there was scarcely tear
less eye in the church. The portion of the
discourse addressed to the young was re-
plete with beauteous counscls and solemn
warnings. The exercises at the church
were interspersed with singing.
The services being concluded, the pro-
cession was formcd-composed of the young
ladies Of the Seminary with which the de-
ceased was connected, and large number
Of bereavel acquaintance and friends-and
moved on to the :. City of the Dead
At the grave the young ladies who had
been instructed by her in days past, or we're
her scholars at the time of her dccease, cast
a twig of evergreen into her grave as to-
ken Of the unfading, unwithering affection
with which they held her in remembrance
who must henceforth live only in their
memories The Choir sang an anthem at
/ the grave the poetry and music of which
was most touchingly appropriate
Unvail thy bosom, faithful tomb
/ Take this dear treasure to thy trust
And give these sacred relics
To slumbcr in the silent dust.
/ Soon all was over, the last tribute of re-
speet to the memory of Miss Chapman. was
paid
And then all took
parting look.
! And turned away with fearful eyes
/ Dying, as did Miss Chapman, far from
/ the home of her birth still her couch was
surrounded by aiIectionate friends, who's,
kind hands smoothed her pale forehead, an
whose words of tender endearment made
sweet her passage through the clark water.
+ of the chill river of DEATH and now sht
rests quietly in her last repose. +" Peace
/ ful be thy silent siumbers.'
An esteemed friend and acquaintance o
Miss Chapman has handed us the following
i Died in thisCity, on 2lst inst, of pneu-
/ monia. at the residence of Mrs. Moore, Mis-!
FRANCES ANN CHArHAM.
D.! Miss Chapman was a native of East
/ Haddam, Connecticut, but eInigrated to tn,
South in early life, and has resided in thi:
City about eight years-during which tim,
she has been engaged in teaching iemal,
school. As a teacher of Young Ladies
Miss Chapman had few equals, and no SUI
periors-kind and aiicctionatc to her pupil,
she inspired them With admiration for theil
teacher and love Of learning, which mad,
study under her gentle guidance, pleasur,
to be sought-not a task to be dreaded.
In the death of Miss Chapman, the caus'
of female education in Van Buren,. has suf
fered an irreparabe loss, and society left t,
mourn one OF its brightest ornaments. Fo
she was indeed, an ornament to any society
!-affectionate, amiable and intelligent, sh
was respected and beloved by all who knew
her, for her kind and social qualities-fo
her pious and religious devotion, of whicl
she was deeply imbued, and lived and dies
a strict member of the Presbyterian Church
She has left a large number of friends an
acGuaintanccs to mourn her death. q.
Middletown, Conn papers, will pleas
copy.