The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-04-24
In Menoriam,

We announced last week the death OF
Mrs. Annie Montgomery Patrick, wife Of
VIM. Patrick, Esq, which occurred at the
residence of her husband in this city, on
Wednesday evening, April 10Th. The inn
mediate cause Of death was nervous pros
tration. resulting from protracted illness
and q slow wasting away of the vital forces.
Mrs. Patrick was the eldest daughter OF
Judge John N. Hendren of this county,
and had she lived until July next, would
have completed her twenty fourth year.
Her illness waslong and painful, extending
over a period of some ten weeks. Those
were weeks of anxious solicitude not only
to her immediate family and friends, but
to a large circle OF acquaintances, and even
to many she did lot know, for the sympa-
thies of our citizens generally lowered
about the couch where the young wife and
mother lay. But human sympathy and all
the skilled attention Of physicians and
care Of loving L inbred awaited not
Gradually the gentle life ebbed out to the
Farther shore DIN ing the protracted i'll
ness her loneliness OF disposition and amia-
bility that in health had been so promi-
nently manifest, half dispeHed the shadows
Of tile sick room and robbed it of its gloom.
And now that all is past, one of the sweet
est memories that is lie it TO those near and
lear,to her will be the recollection Of the
tedious hours that SAW the life-lamp grad
ualy go out, whilst all the, while its in in
cense rich and richer grew.
Mrs. Patrick was in many respects re-
markable lady,. Nature had endowed her
not only with eauty of person, but beauty
of character as well, and IN intellect
of unusual breadth and comprehensive
ness. Her mind was masculine in its
grasp, yet SO nicely adjusted that every
thought was pure womang. When still a
girl she graduated from the Virginia Fe-
male Institute, carrying away thu highest
honors without,a struggle, as if tlSey We're
hers by, right. She was Il studentiY after
wards and the range of her reading ex-
tended o works of a character in saitch
few Of her sex find ENTERTAINMENT ~ IOrhs
the Understanding of which calls few q
higher orderof mental faculty anGmore ne
linrat taste than isconfmonly given to mo Y.
tas 10 her they were perfectly coagenial.H
Literatureand science opened their treas
urcs 1T her command, and with the master
minds of the past and present size was at
home. This seyerer dicipline. however,
cost her no effort, 1t detracted nothing
from her social enjoyments. In the little
world about her she reigned with queenly,
grace, making friends of all who came in
contact with her. and holding their friend
ship through life. Added to these was the
crown of perfect womanhood, an mistaken
trust aud confidence in Jesus Christ and /
His atoning blood. .s& tt
But in was in the home circle, where the
truest tests are applied, that the full SYM
metry of her character shone forth. There
she was idolized. Only the infinite pity of
tie Searcher of all hearts can measure
the love and affection that was lavished
upon her, or know how crushingly His
chas tening rod has fallen.
On Friday morning, the funeral took
place from Trinity Church, of which the
deceased was an earnest and devoted mem
Der. A large congregation ,of sympathiz-
ing friends attended the services and fol- 4
lowed the remains to Thornrose where they
were laid to rest to sleep until the Morning.
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