Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-08
Deaths in Abbeville,

"Lsnves have their time to fall,
And flowers to withsr at the Northumberland,
And stars IT, set-but ali.
Thou host all seas ons for thine own, O. Death"
Sunshine and shadow, smiles and
tears, joy and sadness, anticipation
and disappointment, chase each other
through the varied scenes Of life, but
naught is exempt from the common
doom, and all await tho inevitable
hour.
THE paths of glory lead but to the grave"
In an hour when we least expect,
when our joys are brightest, when our
desires are warmcst, when our antici-
pations are most buoyant, death comes
to sit an unbiddcn guest ut orr fcasts
comes to snatch away our lovelicst and
our. noblcst, to lay low all hopes OF
human enjoyment, to sever all ties of
human affection. TO lay his icy hand
upon the bounding pulse Of life, to
qucnch tho light of our hcarths and
our homes, TO steep our souls in scr,
row, and to deck tho halls Of festive
mirth in the habilamcnts Of woc.-
Alasl the smiles Of our merry Christ
mas greetings havo been changed into
the tears Of sympathy for the afflicted
the ivy aud the holly have given
place to the cypress and the myrtle,
and, instead Of happy reunions around
tho tables Of love and tho hearth
stones of affection, many have been
called to bid the last adicu, and to
perform the last sad rites at The graves
of the departed:
These thoughts involuntarily conc
upon US when we think Of the deaths
which, during the last two weeks,
have carried anguish to the hearts OF
all, and dcsolation to tho homes OF
some of our people. In our last issue
we announced tho death Of an accom-
plishcd lady, the survivor Of a gallant
soldier, the ccntro Of an admiring Cir.
Gle, tho light Of happy home-Alrs
j. Foster Marshall. A protractcd i'll
ness had given the prcmonitiors of her
approaching end, but tho buoyant
spirit long kept back the cbbing tide
of life, and the rcsolutc will detained
long the fluttering soul Oh the confines
of the grave. Chastcned by suffering
purified bg affiiction, and sustained by
the consultations ofan unfaltering trust
she calmly breathed her last. Hel
body sleeps near the grave of him she
loved 50 well, and amid the flowers
and shrubs Of the beautiful church, tc
whose erection and support thoir NIL
"ncc had so largely contributed
"woro lovely and pleasant in
and in their death they
.vlued!"
.rcely had the tidings Of this sad
been received, and ere the sac
of sepulturc had been performed
the startling announcement wa!
..de that another victim had fallcl
a prey to the destroyer. The old ant
the middle-aged had been spared, ane
death had entered the charmed circl'
of youth. The lovely wife in th'
bloom Of life and IN the first flush o
It's glorious hopes, had been snatchct
away from the companionship of I
devoted husband, and the happy home
circle, Of whom she was the solacc ant
charm; and the anguish Of hear:
broken consort, and sorrowing reia
tions, derives pang Of kccner poig
nancy from the suddcnncss Of tho be
reavemcnt. On Christmas day-th
Advent morn Of the blessed religion
which sho professcd-Mrs. Jas. W
Fowler brcathed her last, sustainct
by its precious promises, and chccrc.
by it's unfading hopes. Why weep be
reaved rclativesI This is consoatio,
enough. This extracts the sting u
death and overcomes the victory O
! the grave: Young, lovely and attrac
! tive, she had everything to make lif
desirable, but checrfully resigned then
! all, with the full assurance that tn
graces which buddcd here woul
bloom better in screner cline, an,
that tho love which had it's beginnin;
here, would burn moro brightly, fas
by tho eternal throne.
The funeral services of Mrs. Mar
shall were performed by the Rev. W
r. DuBose, at the Episcopal Churc
on Saturday, tho Goth ult., and thos
of Mrs. Fowler, W Rev. D. Turner
on Sunday, the 2Eth, in the Presby
terian Church, of the village. o.
both occasions, there was large at
tendance of sympathizing relatives
friends and acquaintances.
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