Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-04

Obttuary.

Died ut the residence of Mai. Cal.
vert Roberts, Mississippi City. Feb
card 1899, Mrs. Roberta Brown,
wife of the late Gov. A. q. Brown.
The pen trcmblcs in tho hand while
with heartfelt sorrow VIC announce
the death of this distinguished lady.
Before us unfolds her exalted char.
actcr, endowed with so many excel.
ent qualities, talented and accom-.
plishcd-grandly sublime in these
last, long years of patient "waiting
ut the Threshold" and then, so calm.
" and paiulessly and suddenly came
the summons, that the loving friends
around her, heard not even the death
rustic of the messenger, could not be.
lieve her pure spirit had taken its
flight, aud, the hush Of benedic.
ton falls OH our bereavcd hearts.
1t seems meet that Copiah, ia
which her illustrious husband was
raised, and always claimed az his
home, (although in later years he re.
sided in another county, ).should be
among the first to lay offerings of
immortellcs on the altar of memory
by her newly made grave. She was
the Youngest daughter Of General
Robert Young, of Alexandria, Va,
n dcvou, member Of the Episcopal
church, she beautifully cxempliticd
in her Christian walk the happiness
and serenity of ",hc Peace which
passe,h all understanding"
In the zenith Of Gov. Browns
prosperity anil political success, she
adorned every station his constit.
utnts called him to fill. At the Cap.
i,ol OF our country, where the elite
of every State and the grandest Of
every nation met in brilliant Assem-.
blage, her fascinating IN inner, great
intelligence, regal bearing and sur.
passing conversational powers,
sparkling with rare, irrcprcssablc
wit and umOr,fully sustained and
adorned the honorable distinction
enjoyed by her noble husband and
the glorious State be represented.
In that noon.day radience, when all
nam q his name to praise" and she,
stood by him bearing his lonors,
we yielded spontaneous admiration
To the Gucrnly lady. In later years
when the iron rod Of poignan, sor.
rows entered and scared her heart,
oh! then our hearts weat ont to her
in tcnlcrcst love. BY the sudden
death Of her eldest and highly tai
cntcl son, Robert, just in the begin
ming Of brilliant career, the cher.
ished hopes of her prond'mother'
heart were crushed anil laid low.
While the bur,lcn of this irreparablc
loss was grcvious to bear, suddenly
her princcly husband was stricken
down from her side, the giant OAK
around which her hearts tender ten.
drills twincd their life support Tru.
~ n,w was her "walk in the valley
the only sunshine OF which vas the
Christians triumphant faith in the
promise III will be with thee" in
humble submission she bowed before
His fiat. and walled in the depths Of
heart, "l'hy will be done on earth"
FrOrn The valley into "thc shadow of
Death" Her health was shattered,
AMI the fangs Of y monster disease
s,lk,l her in his relentless grasp
She hid wandered in different S,a'c'
among kind friends, hoping to regain
her health, willing TO do Gods will
aud in all her sulTcrings TO glorify
him. Her heart ycarnci for her
mrcl, loved South, aud friends Of
early. h,ppy day. She came home
to die AMI res, in her last, long sleep
on beloved Mississippi soil. Her
"holse Wa SGT IN ORDER her ycarn
Ing cry, "Nc,rcr, my God to thee"
looking for Death, snd the Masters
call "Como up higher We feel
she has gone to re-; With the glori.
GUS hope Of life amid grandest re
Deun ani Scrapllie ilalIalujahs of
of Celestial choir which surround the
Throne of The Triune God. May he
comfort the heart of her son, family
aud friends. NJ.