Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-03
DIED.

In Yedskbarg, 9Th OF January sst scarlet fever
DOUGLAS HAMILTON GORDON eldest CT Douglas n. and
Ann Eliza Gordon. aged years and moths.
This HIT boy remarkably fed Nature had lavhea upon
him her choicest perecons In Mid he quick and lively
acquired knowledge with wonderful and rapidly; sad
bis memory Irkngy reeniive He had wonderful tant
fo music voice already remarkable f,r sEeenss
cy and power His little hear; well Of good feeling His l
position WAS the most loving the tAc.Ab
lie ws governed wholly by appeals his better nstu
learned 1--we goodness for tie fske HI devotion 10
,,epts made hin unendusbe pain to dspeAie ther
and "to good little boy, his only ambition and nin
Ne wa, Of rare Indeed matches physical beauty Hs
had been moulded for strength well grace and seemed ds
tined ne dsy become developed into all the pride and glory
robust manhood blue eyes and long ashes lis
dozing ngltts Of rich nlren hA his nae forehead his fau
60 zprlon his gentle expression ts dimped cheeks whore
smile Su,rAncIng sweetness loved TO Lnser made
enAnee surprising lovsne Indeed there Abou. hun
dg1y OF bslrng style, nobility OF air. which struck
beholde caused Strangers 10 stop and alr're and nqu
Who he HewAs st a, age when every day Developed
80 ne rev beauty mind character person. when
mothers helpless babe has been exchanged for
pride In growing sreog and joy In his decreasing chra
when NEST Of OF infancy have been successfully
child having passed into all the bloom ofboy
hood and Learned his earliest words bids fair TO become
man, has already become the mos! interesting OF eOGPan
ions
grisyous overwhelming blow to loss, at,ueh Ar
age like this lovely and beautiful and promising None
they whose have tiedh II greyous bowa dessa
ting aneon; but at we'll" The philosopher will aetnoWleds
IT, the Christian knows It. He has escaped from ali TIE ns 1
life that blsoketered M that dark catalogue nom TIE
which eorrode heart the which Perces It, the d
.ppontept whch embers It, the anguish which breaks IT, Il,
has escaped frou all the dangers -isshoas lis qucksand
and breaker, m storms and Ito shpvreek,from the LURES
vice the tsmpo be OF evil habit the rsseh
cry OF iend hatred Of esemie Pare and unsaned-nu
from the wodl bright and gentle and sweet and love
IL h-lsI rF.a fIaa
but with numboeis gaes and beauties AMI charms he has beer
taken u, the bosom e God No sreete music than his awakst
An ~ the angelic choir around the throne; no brighter eWe
aierns the Redeene In that Kingdom nAd
| up OF saeh She
p s M. has no, been vain. They whose JOY md pid
and ,resIure he va-whe worked r hin, IAnned Tor hin
uxsd fr him 40 see only dsrknes where all sansn BE-
fore now that will ever remember TIER h''e
ling boy and ever pray on him In that Hsaven 10 Will
| he beckoHs them.
H-Tbe Dispatch and Frsderiek'6ars paps" are
Make. 10 county Of Hanover on the m'Inlns o. III
2Ih THOMAS o. DosWELL eldest ton OF DENY " DosNe
Nh The T Of Rcsnond Tuesday January 2' after bsi md
Ines MARY LDOlsA, VIE Of Peter Wsrssk, Esq
Seldom hsS dssia pci1ssd h shan at brh and ,hnrg
r ADD person ofeEssedlng oveines Ihs the AdnratJ
Gssoss oSs we've and .rInse.d forever Ia. su
les Of heart fully squsled those her mind and peon Geo
n, her manners she drew around her vide
ii. who Eeeay and dseTl' deplo her o;s In al ID
relations life WIFE mother daughter and ter abe vas VI
re beans eonmuncani Of 81 Paus ohursh "a
period proved pous and consistent chrsn, siornins g.
doctrine God her saviour and setting EXAM Of cn
tsn character which added halo holiness purity to he
| other vsn ng qualities 49,. -,
Upon ed husband and relations this crushing blow wi
fall With stunning free but ron the bright bOv of HsavH
| vhers she now Is sh bids them not yep
! "shs Is notlos but gone before !"
"If all that mortAls know o. good below,
nan that virtue &c earth bes.ow.
| C,uld aurht avail. We sho ud not nov have shed
| Theter Of sorrow Ger her narrow bed,