The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-09
IN MEMoRrAM.

Iut thou. nv son, delight In the Lord, and He
will give thee the desires OF thy hean'-fsaiins
Snch are the destinations OF life in tho delights
Of the Lord" His precepts and teachings being 30
indispensable that In human nature a ~n can
be made worthy. Te scan nature, one mas peIhAs
Of varied dispositions and when In the more rea
gious circles one sometimes meets with tnose
whose previous life has made fair impression on
the hearts Of those dearly attached, tney are az
once imbucd with the fondest remembrance. TOT
such q one now claims the earnest prayers "nu
WILLIAM" WILLIAM BOILING JAMES, aged TWENTY
wears, departed this life on the 2Sd DAY Oh haieh'
I'm all the social relations Of life, before the
awful tempest Of war arose and desolatlon Nsl.eu
our honored soil he was but y9utnia rth that
the feelings Of Justice and honor so carry engasu
by a fond mother on his mind, struck the brancn-
ing arm Of mobility then be , sgrs WseG e
He was n true son of Virginia. His devotion 70
his mother State no one dare dispute. MS el,,ia
manners, his honest nobl eness, no one can deny
His comrades who feebly attempt his virtues 10
disclose, can by their untold ahecuoh aeiioisi "''
WILLIAM BOILING JAMES was mustered as pri-
vate in company E, Fifteenth Virginia Infantry
known rs the ashland Grays,D on the E]a
Born in the mother Of the Southern States, Eir-
sinia he, when she bid him come, answered i her
call Nor did he disgrace his heritage colnlhS
from the county that gave birth to such patrols as
CLAY and Henry, he fully proved his birthrlsnt
honorable. not only by his gallantry in action but
by the scars which the cherished man carried 20 an
unmely grave, next to and beside brother whose o.;
life was sacrificed on the altar OF Devotion 70 ms
loved State Such is but a faint history oil one
whose surviving friends and associates VIII ever
recollect. u,-. oo a =
The scene of life now changes. We now see IN IN
soldier SCARED and noble, struggling against me
Inevitable decree OF life, which no hero can lore,
go He is still great-great In the generous anu NJ
good feelings demonstrated when the minister OF
God gives consolation to his fast leeting soul me
devoted mother, the loving sisters, and sorrowing
friends watch the ebbing of the tide OF iiel; the
brothers, whose manly hearts almost deny the tear
Weld their feelings to the parting hour Gods
minister breathes with the fast breath OF the gall
liant boy the prayer that he carries to eternty-ah
Is accomplished.
| assisted at his obsequies. 1t was melancholy
TO Law him beside his loved brother, within but
few hundred yards of the home that sheltered them
in childhood, in grave believed by the pearly
drops of affection by cherished ones, and the
Wondering Garth gently laid on by the hands OF
comrades In the field and at home who appreciated
his virtues, we left him To- await his destiny
Nav tho Great Ruler of the Universe have mercy
and clemency towards those whom this aihiction
falls so heavily upon, and while blessing Willie
eternally, pray that when the awful summons
comes To call them to the resting place oil me- pod
will make them happy forever.