Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19
Sweet be his sleep,
" Till we meet again,
Meet never TO sever"

Spirit OF the Age and Biblical Recorder please copy
On the 10Th inst LUCY A. E. MICKEY daughter of VIM.
A. Martha G. Mickey aged years. mouths and days.
She bad dphera and sick just three weeks she was
sweet interesting child doaed by her parents grand
parents and especially by her her uncle and aunt who re-
side in the house. We scarcely realize that we
shall little Lucy MORE that her sweet little voice
will be heard more earth but it is and we must
submit.
Dear little child, thy mother, father too,
Will often weep and think Of you;
Your brother too, no doubt, will weep,
While in your grave you sweetly sleep.
But while they weep they'll look on high,
And hope to meet you when they die;
They do not weep as those who have
No hope of life beyond the grave
In the Hospital at Richmond, Va, Mr. D G. JOHNSON of
Harnett county He belonged to company F. 10Th rcgi-
ment N e. Troops Thus with the thousands has another
bright gem fallen lie was young man who was highly
esteemed by all his associates and b. passed
by any morality He possessed the advantages Of
wealth that many do, but finer spirit dwet in
Early after the bruke out he freely offered up his life
sacrifice Though the of his death has
caused SORROW to ill the hearts Of and while
deeply his departure and freely mingle tears Of
sympathy with those of his relatives and friends
their sad bereavement cannot bews his loss though
he had died the death of the unrghteous He conversed
freely with those who with him. and there testified
that he resigned to die, in much he felt that he
had endeavUred to God faithfully and also his
try His last expiring words were, that the intelligence
might be borne safely to his friends that he died in the
fah and his clearly TO heaven and hoped they
would meet him there May the example of George long
=. the death he died. ]. d. d.
On the battle field below Richmond, in the Tuesdays
fight, JAMES T. MCLENAHAN, of Chatham County, in the
Slst year Of his age THIS young man, in common with
all the young of Peterborough and lis vicinity, formed
company known to the public the Chatham Rifles"
and at their countrys call to meet the enemy upon the
Peninsula Yorktown, where they remained all last
exposed only to the enemy but disease of
destroying character. Having been appointed first
sergeant Of the company he necessarily exposed to
hardship and contracted a disease of the climate
which Frustrated him for time. But like true and
courageous young he was, disease could not
quer his devotion to the cause and although he dragged
his feeble limbs back 10 NorihCar tn the troops
ordered to Godsborough the writer of this him. pale
emacaed and sunken and could scarcely prevail up
him To accept urlOugh; which, however he did, and
visited his family for short time Upon his RETURN he
found his regiment before Richmond and that fatal day,
with others Of his company offered his life in the cause
OF his country This regiment charged across field OF
half mile upon the enemy where balls by the half bushe
were hurled their midst and be fell with 20 others Of
his company killed and l6 wounded. One of his
paniuns who survived informs that young McLenahan
said him when he to his assistance "lsy down
and let me die, and you 90 back and ii ht"
He leaves wife, mother brothers and sisters to
his early fate In all the social qualities young friend
greatly esteemed. He member of the Episcopal
Church, and a yestryman of the The dews of hea
fall upon his grave and the large pearl drops stand
the flowers that surround the bright spot Of this noble
young mans burial place. for his faithful servant brought
him home and laid him in the Church yard Of ST. Barho'
omew Peterborough where the fresh morning breeze blows
over the forest coming down from the far mountains aud
the music of the nightingale and his native stream
mellihuously play around head. w.