True Democrat., 1862-10-01
Obituary.


 POWELL, he younger daughter of Martha A. Powell residing at Hickory Plains, Prairie county, Ark, in the 18th year of her age.
 She had been pupil in this instution for a term of ten months, and during the enjoyments of plea sant vaeaton she was snatched from the embrace of 9 fond mother-lovng sster-doting grand parents, and circle of numerous friends.
 It is sad to think how love and friendship may be darkened and crushed in this world by death; how the most attering earthly prospects and the bright est hopes may soon be buried in an earthly grave Grief swells our trickle down our cheeks when We think of the kind cmbrace-the kindly spoken words, the token of affection. But she has gone away. Her body lies beneath the sod in the church yard; while her spirit rests with God. And at this sweet and pensve hour her spirit seems hov erng near, whispering to our lonely hearts, come
 Yes, sweet Emma is erjoying the bliss of Heaven; and though her voice is hushed earth it is raised in glory singing the chromatic tones of heacenly mu sic Hark! don't you hear her singing hymns of praise? 'Tis melody indeed. Sweeter than she sang on earth. look but in van) to see her smiling face she comes for her morning lesson. But-she is not here-her gentle form is missed-and then l remember
 One who in her youthful beauty died,
 iir meek flower that grew up and pershe by side
 When the angels came and transplanted this fair flower to bloom in fadeless youth and beauty, we grievedfor we loved her, and hearts feel lonely when we look and see the vacant desk, and the va cant hour for practice; but animated with the lnOuBnp-W6l II see Ter agaln. N0t as she once was. but her face will beam with the radiance of her blessed Redeemer She will be pure like him, and will be robed with the spotless robe of righteousness Her hands will bear the palm of victory, and her head will be crowned with joy and peace.
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 ouqfhita Conference Journal will please copy. DND-At St. Johns College, Little Rock. on the l1thof Sept, 1862, Mir. ALoNzo F. HALL, in his 28d year, son of J. K. and Martha B. Hnll of Lafayette county, Ark. Mir. Hall was member of Capt. Hamiters company from Lafayette county, Col. Mor gans regiment, Arkansas volunteers. He was good soldier and good christian. He was in bad health when he entered the army; and his parents and friends advised him to remain at home, he was unable to undergo the privations and hardshps of q soldier; but all in vain-he would go Peace to his ashes. A FRIEND.
 At camp Texas, near Little Rock, Ark, on the 2Sth July, 1862, WM, A. B. ARCHER, in the 22d year | of his age. He volunteer in Col. Morgan s regiment native of Chester District, $. G. and q ditizen of Dallas county, where he has widowed mother, sister aud other friends to mourn his death. He the youngest and last of three brothers who volunteered but the first to fall before the fatal dart of the great Destroyer He an atfectiGnate | obedient and pousy disposed youth and long will 1 he ho remembered by his relatives and friends B. | Oh the 18th of Sept, 1862, my friend. G. w
 oUNTs. in the city of Little Rock, at private house Departed this life. regret to say to tho citizens o 5 Williamson and Travis, that George is no more ot earth, He died of eongestive chill the third day after he was taken. He had all possible attention, both Toy the citizens and military board, and can say to l lis relatives that I saw him deeently buried | R. NJ. DAVIS of Texas | On the 18th ult., in Holmes county Miss, VIM. P IRWIN, sen of John W Irwin, of Pulaski county, Ark, in the 25d year of his age.
 Away from home and kindred, In manhoods early pride, INDEXEDI A soldier and christian, ----------s Our friend and brother died.
 We knew the subject of this brief tribute when hc was brightey little boy. It has been our plea sure in days gone by to be engaged as his preceptor i'll the culture and development of intellectual pow CTS. And we Tot indulging in the hyperbole o over wrought esteem when we say, that more in genous and noble hearted youth we have never met He industrious student, an obedient son and faithful friend ''Willie" was much attached to his childhood's home, and the loved ones there, and doubtless in ordinary circumstances would have pre- ferred there to remain as solace and support to kind farther in his declining years But the call of his country summoned him to the tented field, and there bravely dischargng his duty he remained, till the whitening hand of disease was laid upon him when he started for lis fathers home on the Arkan- river ndulging doubtless i'll bright anticipations of meeting the loved ones there But alasl he was arrested by the cruel monster death ere these fond hopes were realized and consgne to the chilly em brace of the tomb.
 Death is ever an unwelcome visitant; but when he lays his icy withering hand upon cherished in distant land. whero are denied the privilege of soiacing him in deaths gloomy hour, it is doubly aftctiye. And we would not say, as is the wont of some, to the grief-stricken father and friends of Willie "weepn not for hlm,' TOT tears are luxury to the hurdened heart But bereaved ones, you need not weep as those who have no hope; for you remem Der that he said in his last moments, " Tell my friends to meet me in heaven." Ay though his body sleeps far from you in tho silent tomb, his spirit escorted by angels away to inhabit those love-lit realms of perennial bliss Re is no longer disturbed by the dscord of muttering cannon and the clash of bayonets. The shril notes of the war bugle will no'er again summon him to duty, for far away in those elysian felds where the sweet symphonies of heaven taught harmony, and the mellow mte-notes of angels mingle in mellituent strains there there he dwells in undsturbed rcpose amid the bowers of love. And we will only add, that you his bereaved relatives, may enjoy reunion with him when the atflictions of life arc Der. o. F. SNYDER.
 Aa6eAe Bayoa, Pulasks eoanty, Sept 10, '62.
 On the goth of August 1862, at Hickory Plains Prairie county, Capt. ALLEN POWELL, in the 67th