True Democrat., 1863-03-25

Killed, ilrthe battle of Prairie Grove, IT, 2nd Lieut.. JOHN C. JONES, of Company I, Col Hawthorn's Regiment, Arkansas Infantry in the 22d year of his age.
 Lieut.. Jones was born in Dallas Co.,, Mo, and came. to this state with his parents, E. C.and Mary A. Jones, i'll the year S49 and settled in Hot Springs county, where his parents still reside. Ky his amahle and manly traits of character, he had secured the irendship of all who knew him. Tha author of this tribute to his memory had the hap piness of being intimately associated with him iu his various walks of life, and found hisl actu ated by the highest principles of honor and integi ty. Scrupuousy honest, punctual and just in all his dealipgs he enjoyed the confidence and respect of all classes of the community in which he lived. But when this cruel war forced upon us, he volunteered to assist in driving the enemy from our soil. And in camp life, where "men's souls tried," he maintained his true character of kind- ness, generosity and pure unselfshness. In every respect he good officer and soldier; kind and obging to his fellow soldiers and officers, and in return received the attention, respect and good will of a VI o kl CIV him.
 The writer was an eyewitness to the gallant he roe's undaunted cooness and courage in the early part of the agementat Prairie Grove, and atho' his comrades fell dead and wounded around him, yet he pressed onward, and lived to see the enemy driven back in confusion; but in the third charge made upon the enemy's lines he shot through the breast, and fell speeches. to the earth. He raised his dying head and by his looks, seemed to "Pre:s my friends. delay not on my acconnt, | but follow on to victory or death" Lieut.. Jones leaves kind mother and father, sis ters and brothers to mourn his untimey end; yet, while they weep over the loss of him they loved 30 l well, it is great consolation for them to know he died glorious death, true patriot in just cause. | Long, very long will it be dear John before the sound of thy voice, thy kind face and comedy form 1 can be forgotten by thy comrades in battle, and | friends at home. He has passed from us, and we mourn his un,mcly fate, but from his mode of life | and conversation, We may confidently hope that he l has joined the army of the redeemed in Heaven. He leaves albright example to his friends and rela tves, and the recoec of his many virtues will | afford pleasing theme for reflection when time shall have sottened the keen anguish of our grief. | R. M. EASLEY. | /6BITuAEY.-At Mary Hospital, Wenona, Missis- \sippi Dec 22d, 1862, of pneumonia, Mir JASPER N |. | RANKIN, aged 30 years. His residence was Dover, l Pope county, Arkansas. Mir. RANKIN volunteered | early in the commencement of the WET, and served the first year on the border of Arkansas, trGns | ferred last spring to Mississippi, where he remained | until his death. He was good soldier, a true patriot, a kind husband, and a respected and much | esteemed citizen. He lett to mourn his loss, 8 | wife, two lovely children, and numerous friends 1 and relations. Mr. RANKIN was highly esteemed l and much beloved by all who knew hm--from the
 fact that he obliging nei ghbor, pious man,
 ana a devoted GnlIStldll, anu was IuOSb dSSuTcuif prepared when his time expired upon earth, to join 1 the general assembly on high, where the clangor | of arms will no more disturb his rest and in that 1 country which is governed by pure and holy laws, | and where no rude enemy ever invades. Then why :hese since thou art blessed, F on earth tro7 ain and sorrow free,
 Why cxult that -iilu hast won,
 | The crown of immortality
 Then he it follow on
 Until we where thuu art gone,
 And though hig, earthly gifts given, We know thy trust was all in Heaven.
 DGED.--At Paris, Texas, on the 14th February,
 1863, NICHOLAS BARTLETT, son of N. B. and Man.
 nie II. Pearce. (of Osage Mills, Ark.,) aged 4
 years; months and l9 days.
 "AfYecti6n hath wandered from it's bosom's nest
 The light of love hath gone out from earth. A
 blossom hath dropped fom the parent stem, to be
 transplanted in garden of perennial flowers. A gem hath been set in an Eden crown. cherub has gone home. A Father has called from out the
 wales of Paradise; suffer little children to come
 unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven But mothers heart is
 weeping. tendril hath been torn from her life B
 garden; thorn hath pierced her side. But weep
 not, mother of angel; your gem is safe; 'is only
 lost to earth; tiS crowned with bliss, aye, only
 gone before.
 'Mother, thy child is bless'd
 And though his presence may be lost to thee. And vacant leave thy breast.
 And miss sweet load from thy parent knee
 Though tones Familiar from thine ear have passed, | Thoul meet our Toby with his Lord at last"