The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-22

Ms AAaE JAM ENsrH, wife Of ". Hy.
Smith, Of this city, died on Friday morning
last, in the 4lst year Of her sgs.
The deceased was native Of Campbell
county, Virginia. Her father, Dr.. VIM. I.
Giascock, dying whilst she vas an infant,
her mother removed With her liitle child,
and an only son. 10 Madison county, Ala
bama. Subsequently she made her home
in Huntsville. Here her daughter wss
reared and educated, with al the fond care
and affection which : mother, regarding her |
Is tue jewel Of her heart, coald lavish. As
a child she was remarkable sor her beauty /
and grace, aad when she reached the estate
Of womsnhooa, was foremost amongst the
lovely young ladies for whom Huntsville
was noted. She completsd her scholastic
course at the Femals Seminary, under the
auspices Of Miss Nancy swirl, a lady Of
rare mental endownents, a ripe scholar,
and noble-heartod preventative Of that
class Of teachers that adopt their profession
from sense Of duty, aud pursue it for the
benefit Of mankind. The subject Of cur no
tiee was one of the most accomplished Of
Miss Swift's pupils. During the inter
regnum between The close Of her schoolgirl
lie, and her marriage in October, 1872, she
made profession Of religion and attached
herself to the Methodist Episcopal Church,
with which she retained her connection to
the duy Of her death. Naturally Mrs. Smith
was frank, candid and truthful We have
never known shy one who possessed more
moral courage. A christian character, based
upon native attributes like these, could
scsrcely fail'to attain high degree Of per-
fiction. Her daily life was an Illustration
Of the holy virtues Of christianity. In
the charmed circle Of husband and children,
the light Of her example was ever bright,
and the sweet influences Of her ever setive
affection most benefcent. Never wss wife
and mother more worthy Of confidence and
owe, and never was one more confded in
aud lofed-
For ten years past her health had been
gradually falling. OF q highly nervous tenn
permanent, and always fragile Of form, when
we review the past, and ses what
she endured, The. wonder is she had
not sooner passed the narrow sea thai
separated her from the bosom of her God
About the close Of the past year she was sud
denly Frustrated, and during the month o
January following, it was on several occasion
feared that she could not then survive. Blu
her remarkable viii never yielded--her form
gradually wasted awsy-but her spirit strug
gIed on with disease aud suffering, until, a
last, st the end Of near seven months strug
, gle, il gave way and returned to the God VIII
gave it, During these seven months of al
Fiction her fortitude never once forsook her
She bore herself with the calm patienc'
resignation, and heroism Of the true Chris
tan. No murmur ever escaped her lipi
No warrior on the battlefield ever exhibit
} cd a sublimer faith in his destiny. She fel
that when she died Heaven was her portion
{ and contemplated her last hours with 4
/ unessiness, but with an assurance of immol
= tai happiness. She would regret, she saiC
to part with her husband and children, he
+, venerable neither, and other relatives, boun
= 10 her with the strongest ties Of love, b.
they would meet sgain. When, fnall.
q Death came, she went To her last account q
L softly and sweetly as an infant goes to sleep
3 It's mothers breast, Farewell, dear mothe
j. sweet friend, the world will be dreary to 1
3 without yon, but Heaven only the brightG
when our little circle gather together aroun
the throne OF our Father who is in Hea'
eni sas