Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-10-27
OBITUARY..
Miss AunIc Lea CruKl9.

About the year 1850 Mr.. VIM. b.
Crump, of the countyo Franklin, Va,
purchased the celebrated Culbertson's
Bottom, in The New River Valley and
removed thereto with his family, con-
sisting of his own parents, his wife
and sweet little cherub daughter of
four summers. The purchase was a
peculiarly judicious one and gave
promise of liberal returns in both the
comforts of life and the profits of bust
ness. For six miles the rich alluyial
bottoms were swept by the beautiful
curves of the river and the site of the
family residence commanded view
of the splendid landscape for great
distance. For them the earth yielded
lis increase in great abundance. They
prosperCd. The social relations of the
new corners were peculiarly pleasant.
The soft climate Of the valley matur-
ed for them IFS fruits in greater variety
and perfection than is common to the
latitude. The sweet cOurtesies and
amenities Of life found a cOngenial
home in that household. They did
not forget God in the abundance Of
His blessings and they were happy
amid these things. Years flew rapidly
by. The little cherub grew to maiden
hood and was beloved by all who
knew her At stated intervals she
was sent away, but only to return with
the polish and refinement of liberal
education added TO those natural gra
ces and lofty virtues which seemed
heightened as she grew to wOmanhOOd.
Despite ali the developments of time
she continued To he the light and pride
of that happy home. She had been
gently and artfuliy conducted along
those paths of youth which avoid the
follics and vanities of life. Pretty but
not vain, dignified but not naughty,
faithful and patient, she could not
have been otherwise than amiable, in
tercsting and lovely. The gift of
child of such virtues must have given
some premonitions of that insatiate
archer which seeks the most luminous
objects for his victims. Unseen and
otherwise unheralded the end was
neal at hand. In the winter of 1869,
after a severe exposure to the weather,
she complained of an acute pain in
one of her lungs, the locality of which
was so definitely defined that it might
have been covered by n silver dime
Her friend and physician was alarm.
ed. Remedies were invoked but the
alarming invader would not yield.
She became a sufferer, and in the fur
mace of atflictiOn was attracted to God.
All! those providCnceS must some
times be terrible which seize the OPP
Fortune moment to secure a precious
soul from the ruin which lies crOuched
in the unseen future. Miss Lou be-
came a child of God, was baptised and
numbered with the members of the
Presbyterian church. As she ascend
ed higher i'm Goodness the destroyer
was busily and nOisclessly at work be-
meath She beautiful edifice of the soul,
Her friend and fellow-suflerer, DIR.
Pearls was carried away before her
ewes i'm August last. In fifty-one days
she followed him. 1t is not our duty
to tcpict the measurable woe with
which her departure overwhelmed
those who loved her. Rather let us be
content 70 point 10 her beautiful life
and the trail of light which marked
her exit from the world. She sleeps
sweetly in the shadow of the great
oaks which mark an elevation so at
tractive that not many months ago she
conducted her friends thitherand gave
il them in charge to mark it
for her final resting place. There
will Ice many mourners at that rustic
shrine. bat there is one, who, though
plunged elsewhere in the active con-
tiirts of the world, will ut least IN fam
CIV dwell about it in the eloquence OF
a silent communion which can never
let her memory die. That good heart
had loved another and unless Heaven
can annul the most exalted and pre-
cious memories of earth it will sit in
holy guardianship above the tFouoleu
life twas willing TO share while here:
Let us briefly close the sad but sweet
h story of her twenty years, 10y draw
ing about it the curtain of silence. Inc
tomb of such an one is holy .groand-
and about it memory loves to dwell IN
undisturbed eeclus.CD.