The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-16
OBITUARY..

Died It Asphodcl in the parish of East Feliciana
La, Mr.. ISABELLA ANN FLUkER willow d
Col. D. J. FluAer, in the Goth year of her age.
One more coed md noble spirit has gone to rest
one of the tender links binding us to the past
has been severed forever.
There is scarcely heart that ever felt an emotion
or eye that shed tear, whose posses came
within the influence of the gentle being whom this
tribute is offered that will not feel pang mcsten
with the dew of sympathy, at the tidirgs of her I'M
expected death.
| The hosts Of those who, in happier years shared
her boundess hospitality, felt the pure influences
of her social gTaces the memories of which, like the
ivy, will cling but the closer and fresher the older
the ruin around which tn clu ter they IL say:
friends of better days farewell. When the ack
cloud of civil burst upon her devoted Southern
land and her halls and grounds situated in the heat
of the fame resounded alternately with tie tr ad Of
the patriot forces and the invading hordes often
times themselves the center of battle and strife
those VIII, saw her there, like Roman mother send
ing her brave to the field that proved their
sepulchre and dedicating the last remnant of her
large fortune to he of her country's freedom
such will eXclaim Rest thee, patriot; the strife is
ended.
But those who have seen her in the days which
have tiled mems souls days of adversely and power
ty, as old age came apace, wrestling if as with the
very fates, to wiring from the wreck of her estate
the simple means to educate and sustain the loved
dependent upon her; nursing hopes but to see
them shattered Drawing pc sonal dangers in times of
political troubles, which would try the bravest of
men; at all times calm, brave, gentle and loving I'M
der all circumstances mindful only of those she
loved true to Them her noble self and to her God
they will say Hero rest thy crown is ready" 1t is
idle to employ few poor words to speak of the dead
we are called upon to mourn; volumes could not to
those who knew her intimately, exhaust the theme.
She of those grand, evenly balanced com
posie characters. which, in theic very completeness
an todiiy suggests the idea of destnat on by ma
ture for moving ioftier spheres of action
In affection christianity and truth in nameless
blending Of dignity and sweetness she was all
woman ever ready to weep with thos who sorrow |
and be happy with those who rejoice but in forti
tude and courage in rmness, clear and Just percep-
ton and in vglr of mind aud iixcdness of purpose
she was the peer of the great st of men. To her |
country her loss is very great to her lends it is
heavy but to her children and kindred irreparable
Where the tall magnolia shadows,
Make the t viii lit ear lest come
Where the beeches grow the giandest
We have made our mother tomb
Placed her where she wished to slu1nber
BY our father side at last;
He who twenty years before her.
Though the shaGOwy valley passed.
Good and gentle, rest and slumber
Join the angelic hosts above;
We to heaven again ender,
Such nnearthly grace and love.
Southern winds will chant Inv requiem
Through the groves OF Asphode
While the song birds sing thy praises,
Blessed mother, fare thee well.