Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-29
DIED

A. GsoTsstaSn ksnilek saturday The ga dsT Of NovsD
br Mrs HARRIET PhsLpS HEENE NE sic u Norris keeas
E,4, % lolans AID the daughter Of Mrs W Phelps Of
Nc Keec had spent the summer uoath. In louisiana In good
he1h tehgata aion Hrr husband brought her 10
knoxville Tennessee from benoe she set out for her mother
rncr but illness eoapset Der TO STOP With her friends Al her
hsu-e Grorgeiosn KeutucCy Her mother, upon
hoss bosom she had 8nrd g. lay bee head near her to
watch With Intense sngash her tebns lie A ies moTeni. be
Into ~J-u sAyOa q ny ouL She took up the second
ita clear y'-, Let Thy bosom dy During This
terrible wear Id misery MANY had beea called upon
death of her brother " krnbrough Phelps and
~ srta,r nas Gsueral Mcntnsh, both Of whom Tell 10
separated b. the necessities Of Ia her last
from her husband sho dear 10 hsr az her oun life
hs name alul-s constaAty dwrl on her llPs.
in Be- cunsa'oy those sho ed eSr departed
ihNt she suffered pain, eNcePl the last mnmentAy
paag parting breath, NanSo beauty and sound, seraphle
her diving oE She ondy gAIed through the vim
Of her chaater al the veil remembered and familiar
ab that associated ~h tao happy Of her
riedu Nheu '.t excited her, be
I-,~n i Oh ho~bsAuJful Is Gods light how could
hartm- Gee Ia msrey eosevaed the truth from heS that
ne " du hs friends did not remind her Of IT, for they kns.
The Of the gspsl In early youth, and
prepared 20 enter the valley Of the shadow OF taA Shsn
@ sne % The covenant should beeksn her Whist
o'clock H. she Inquired bot mousntb-ore she entered
the countless ag- Of eternity Her ,un had gone down While
day She had !u completed her twenty sixth Her
mind hai been carefully cultivated she knew other tongue. be
ds her oH and The ch tone, her woke In song and IN eSu
verse The heart But What these All Who
her kHaw hat ale refused s Oi saey 90 share with her
mother youih For three years past she has
di-Gr with srr her husbands hoaSA hsmr u Surnce.
pleas. ed Sa'o' Enquirer and Dispatch and '''sSs MS
Nov sii IS1s Chowuns. Ferry, Lancaster county, Va
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the IN yrar Of her Ae MACY CORDELiN WATT daughter Vi
rhouAs Muse Walt, 20, and sarah c Wait.
u suEu IL tie death " this dear little suffer-
e. she wa Al oy child and the very Image Of Der Aihers
ilayi her With the Oudes deV1t0a aud Who Ebssni
he The service u bic country, ABi dsn.d ne sad
a0n Of Etu~sur her end She by nsure sseet arc
gentle ia deposition, 'phty Ia mind had bsrS !Sined u
s-nrnrs AND pTuprstv % mAnnsrs and sscHtsd ~ vach
fah othrr Ia advance Of those 81 her tender
that attracted the notice ~ Ell ire al
urA'1u - s sho her only Blessed With
constitution aI syuiertu health, she h1i THAT
sSn', su' that fell d'ea, dp'heA came As 'hs messed
r. abo knew TIA, happy home, TO visit s Ferry
realize th1t sunlight And music have tRd. TIE father L
iCre Tor bat broken In health and ,pi hr another
druo- Ia silent GRIEF and the ioni grandmother busted
wore household dates but Nth the aority of other
May mereis saviour 1--WE LIS consolation ani light i heir
i-r~avr hrArin The place ~ that Nheh Ills uyrrlJuI Proy
t-ur~ has seen d,to take away 1T.
Kcl IN the battle o. ErvicrleE barry sury the 9Th
sged seventeen y-ars
ur,ny -tsons brave laid Lhe
Nth Ill., fun Of hope have looked the crimson
their GoSus a. frvrJ5ms cause lt VSin III,
hate Of Affection their and the gbs u5u#
s'h them back for the hons horn Ai rouse them,
viii nk IT them aud love the-he hearts
l that houors voice should bid the youth and pride Of msnS
homes conu er lives At The cannOhs mouth and yet VIII
hearts uuhuChed have they borne the laundering and
and bel, an died, bequeaihng their lives lsNey - the
country. sud where botvt spirit
Walter Malsssf life bluh!ng bun of pro4.e 50 y.upE
lovely IN character prrpV-rssng ouhd
ed wish all the yndcarments Of pleasant, home lie gave Al
aad volunteered his service, the Srd Company " Rehcnl
HovitIer iubvha Of his natve State short and ~
yOung esTee lie died neby trusting In the merit. ynsJ
Revmer agd no msuicr heart yielded it, dat
that which poured from that proud Young form rAI day.
On hearts bereayed ia the mercy Him Wo d9sth "
thugs ELL ami knoE that r heArthoRe Nhh
not the only which cab tell Of and hears the h &
sgh u ua1n nouns with thOusEpd SpulsTt
homes can feel kindred Let the sweet koushIa ne hi
only before sOsce hearts His spirit res "a
the sound Of Uu-krry and The Of artillery dIi
urb his sS-et ter,r whs hl, tue AnlhemI Nj
kedegnlsf Ar2uud the throne Of the Lamb iorsvsE -
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