The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-14
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cARSoN.-Died at her residence "Linwood." :" Sum-
| ter District. South Carolina, on MONDAY morning,
| November SO, 1868, ANNIE JENNINGS, wife of Cap
tain F. SCOTT CARSON IN the twcnty-hird year of her
| age. ..... s-..,,
ship to ord the virtues and endearlnG Qualities
| of those whom we have loved and lost The ex-
| p.ession OF our grief is not intended to repine
against the mysterious DEGREES OF the great Creator
| in whore hands alone are the issues OF life and
DEATH but we desire to bow, in sorroWing suomis-
sion before the oracles of Cod and reyerenty bend
in faith where reason fails to understand AS run
ming waters to the ocean how so 1t seems natural to
oul minds that age should terminate 1ts iaoors IN
the erare but there is pang OF peculiar bitterness
in the death of young and lovely person, whose
beautiful life seemed but scarcely begun, when the
| chord ofis b:ipg was snapped.
With heart full of sadness for The afdichve be-
roavement which has PLUNGED her family in the
deep st grief and spread cloud OF sorrow over
large circle of sincere friends, it Il mournfu pri
viege to offer tribute of remembrance to the gen
tle end attractive virtues that adorned her character
| Nature had bestowed upon her, WITH G.. bountful
hand. many dmiabie and delightful attributes,
which attracted the tcnderest love and at
tachment OF her famiy. The fondest hopes
were clustered around her bright and
| happr life, with many joyous expectations
cf her future welfare, destined alas! 10 be crush
ed in the sweet bloom 'f her beauty; and the
dearest auticipatione of domestic happiness were
behted 30 early in the morning OF their joy. Her
| kind and gracious manners added peculiar charm
10 the pleasure of her presence and all tue hearts ct
/
WAYS She was one of those few who seemed to have
| been born to make others happy. Nature had hlied
her heart with foIu ain OF generous love and warm
emotions which endcred her strongly to all her ac-
ouaintances and the actions Of her life were prompt
| ed by the noble impulses OF her mind. As friend,
| she was admired, esteemed and cherished and as
wife she was most lovely, and her love wns reciprocal
ted with the most ardent devotion, We forrear to
| speak OF the profound affliciion that wrung her
bosom bSsom Of her husband Words are loo feeble to de-
scribe these crushing grief and We draw the veil Of
re .ptctful silence over their sacred sorrows Ihe
| relatives and friends who gathered around her I'M
| timely grave, deplored their heavy loss in accents
! of the most heartfelt lamensahon, and expressed
their high appreciation OF her beautiful character IN
| the most touching words of sympathy and praise
| They te.t that they had lost sweet and
| Charming jewel from the social crown; that
q gem of the brightest cray sercne" had been
quenched in tho darkness OF death. and the
| silver chord had been broken from the harp at
homo where its gentle notes aud persuasive sounds
would no longer be beard to gladden. ond cheer
them again. But the short and sudden illness that
closed her earthly pilgrimage did not fnd her ur
| prepared for thatinevitib end which God has ap-
uoin.ed for us oil She called her weeping friends
around her, and assured them calmly OIL her Chris
tian hope, II have no e1r, my trust ls IN d. ana
her gentle Spirit winged its heavenTard flight to
ION the angel bind around the Eternal Throne She
has left two LILO chdrcn, son two years old, and
| oil infant daughter, and devoted husband TO Ia
mont her early death In the SAD solitude oil her
ore buried and the coldness Of the tomb has closed
| over q lovely daughter and beloved wife. The
home which her presel Ca had briShtencd and
blessed indeed been lett desolate. but the influ
ence OF her gentle virtues an superior charms VIII
be indeby impressed upon the hearts OF the mourn
crs who now greve for her loss. But our sorrow 10
not without hope. Though grief has spread pail
of backness over our despondDg minds, yet oven
! from this terrible aficton let US doive tho com.
fort of Christian faith, that when the garland OF
our dearest flowers shall fade ard wither In this
trano nlsf1f1
them to o miIder climo above, where they may
bloom and flourish in the bosom OF eternal love.
dearest sister, thou hast left rs.
Here thy loss we deeply fccl.
But it's God that hath bereft us.
| He can all our sorrow heal
"Yet, again, wc hope to meet thee.
When the day OF life is fed,
Then in Heaven. with Joy to greet thoe
| Where no farewell tear 1s shod."
MOTFETT-Di.d, on the evening of the Oath o.
December. 1868, Mrs. ANNA MOrFETT, rolict Of
the late ANDREW MoFFErT, OF this city, uged aeven-
| ty-lour years.
''Let rs be patient, God hath taken from uF.
The earthly tIeasure upon which we leaned,
That from the f1ee,lng things that lie around us,
Our clinging hearts should be forever weaned.
sThese earthly walls nust shortly be dismantled.
These earthly tens be struck by argoi hands.
| But to be built upon sure foundation.
There where our Fathers msnsion ever stands.
'There shall We meet, parent anj child and dearer
That earthly love which makes halt heaven of
home,
| There shall we find our treasures oil awaiting,
Where change and death and parting never come. p"
MOFFETT.-DieG, on the 18Th of December, 1868,
GEORaIANA, wifc OF JOHN R. MoFFETr, OF this city.
| aged 43 years and Ii days.
"rby sun shall no more 40 down; noither shall
| thy moon withdraw itselT for the Lord shall be
tAine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourn
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