Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-12-24
OBITUARY.

DIED, on the 18th of November, sabbath
EVENING" on the Nomini Plantation, Washington
County, Mississippi, LUCY BALL, aged six
years, the tenderly loved daughter of R. ", ana
h. NJ. Carter. These bitterly afflicted parents e!.
| the heathful mountains of Virginia. on the 3l:!
of October last, full OF high hope-witl ;heiT i've
children, to return to their Southern home On
their way South, the children contracted tie
Scarlet ,Fcver-And in less than two DAYS after
reaching home, four of their children were NJ
tackled with this terrible disease-ani in niae
days they were called upon IT, relinquish this
beautiful child to return to that G od who gave IL.
Just before dying, the lovely babe called to Der
mother, and said "Malna, hear me my prayers"
She warbcd forth her petition to Jesus 10 receive
her into his blessed fold, and then calmly fell
| asleep.
On the 9th Of November, of the same fearful
diseuse, the bereayed parents of Lucy were again
called to felinGuish to God their second child,
MAMIE BEALE CARTER, aged nearly n!ae
years. Older Christians may have instructed the
world by their richer experiences but never did an
infant fall more conidingly into the arms of jc-
sus, than did this lovely child. day or two be-
fore her death, she called upon-her mother 10 re-
peat to her the beautiful portions Of the Bible
which she had taught her. She was asked would
you like to repeat the 23rd Psalm? eyes, ma.
And mother and child began. Both reached tho
last clause Of the End verse. But here the voice
Of child and parent faicI-for too evident was ii
to that heart. STRICKEN mother, that her darling
child was descending into the "stW woters. -
Upon the morning of her DEATH she called her
mother to her. She pressed the precious child to
her BOSOM and said, Do you love Jesus ny
dear? "Yes, dearest ma I d. | am going home.
All that skilfu physicians aud tender and un'irias
nursing could do, was done to save these Lowell!
childrcn-but God saw fit that it should mf BE-
and they rest with Jesus-and nh agonized pa
rents, will they not learn yet to say? Father not
my will, but thine be DONE" C.
DIED. in Winchester on Tuesday evening LAT,
Mrs. LUCY P. BREEDIN, rclict Of Enoch e.
Brcedin, and daughter Of the late Gen. James Sin
gleton. in the SD year of her aye.
DIED, at his residence, near Winchester on the
night OF the 18th instant after short Illness Of
Typhoid Pneumonia, Mr.. JAS. L. CLARK, aged
about 80 years Mr.. C. was worthy gontleuai'
and his loss will be sincerely regretted BY large
circle of friends.
DIED, on Sunday, the 9th of December, at MS
residence near Brucetown, Frederick county, -
JEREMIAH FUGITT, in the 18th year Of lis
age, formerly Of Fairfax county. Va.
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