The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-01
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DELEoN.-Died, at Charleston. -on Saturday,
June a. 1871, Mrs. ISABEL DELEoE, In the egn.
tieth year OF her age. relct OF the late Dr. Aora;
ham DeLeon, and daughter Of Mr.. B. Sones. OF
Philadelphia an actor In the American reVolu-
tion. In the person OF Mrs. DeLeon was centred
all the virtues that win the affection and attract
the regard Of humanity. With great personal
charms In early womanhood, she combined that
meekness OF disposition and courtesy OF manner
that endear females to the social circle. In the
spirit OF resignation to the pains and acute sui.
ferLngs OF disease OF prolracted duration, &rs
DeLeon presented an example that claims true
sympathy. While as wife, mother and companion /:
her invarable evennes5 OF temper, kindness OF
heart and social qualities afforded model TO ner
This tribute to superior excellence is offered by
one who has known her many years, and Is laid
on her grave In no spirit OF dattery out accora
with genuine admiration and the dictaIes oI
truth. y. n. "
THE LATE JAMES REID PRINGLE. Private
grief, unlike public calamity, generally hnds It's
most appropriate utterance In the sacred bosom
of the bereaved household, or the silent and ex:
pressive tear OF friendship. When youth and
bright hopes and brilliant future, however, are
death; when high and noble qualities.pure and
unspotted honor-and true christian Charity and
love are swept from our gaze, In moment as IL
duty which we owe to the dead, as well as to the
living, to cast our feeble tribute OF respect upon
the grave Of one who eminently possessed these
Qualities. SuCn was iAhES REID fhlNtLh, Luo
subject of these few lines, who departed this HE
In New York, on the 10th OF June. 1871, after
brief and unexpected Illness. a descendant Of 8
prominent family Of South Carolina, ne settled 10
California In 1885, and was soon admitted 70
the Bar, and formed copartnership win
his brother. Edward J. Pringle, ESQ. Not long
afterwards, he married the daughter OF samuel
L. Butterworth. ESQ., OF this city. Possessed OF
sterling business qualities, and upright and IRE.
proachable honor and integrity, he soon gained
the respect and esteem OF the Bar OF San Francis.
CO. and successful and bright prospect opened
before him. In his hospitaole and cheerful home,
the full play OF his domestic and finer qualities
were brought into view. TO a mind cultivated oy
education and foreign travel. he added highly
cultivated taste and liberal understanding. Early
IN life he became sincere and unostentations
Christian, and the harmones OF his character
were so blended In his outward and Inward lie,
that they could not. fall TO be appreciated by all
who knew him. Liberal, frank, conscientious and
upright he lived and died true Christian gentle.
man. and In closing this brief tribute TO his WORTH
we can but feel the truth Of those beautiful ltnes
as applied to him, which our greatest lyric poet
has cas-. upon the grave OF another:
"When hearts whose truth was proven,
Like thine, are laid In earth,
There should wreath be woven
To tel the world their worth.
While memory bids. we weep thee,
Nor Thoughts, nor words are free;
The grief Is fixed too deeply
That mourns aJrterad like theeh q.
rThe above obituary is copied from late San
Francisco, GAL, paper.l-EDs.