HILLIS.--On Friday, March 26th, 1869, at the residence of her father, Dr. G. F. Horton, in Terrytown, Mrs. Deborah E., wife of Dr. W. J. Hillis, of Barclay. She was born Nov., 1844, born again Feb., 1866, and has passed from earth to heaven. The following lines were written by a lady in the West, on the death of Mrs. HILLIS: LINES ON THE DEATH OF COUSIN DEBBIE. She faded away in the early spring-time, Ere Nature put on her robe of green, And with a peaceful look in her clear blue eyes, She calmly passed to the land unseen. Oh, she has gone from us; so young and so fair, Wearing all the charms of youthful bloom, And around our hearts there comes a deep sadness, O'ershadowing us in midnight gloom, Earth's tenderest ties were twined around her, And fain would we have had her stay; But angels around the throne were beckoning As if to hasten her flight away. No fear of death could blanch her marble cheek, Nor dim the pure lustre of her eye; Through faith she looked above this fleeting world, Where joys immortal ne'er fade or die. Her face was radiant with heavenly glory As she murmured a parting prayer, And then we knew, by her saint-like beauty, That the seal of death was written there. We miss her, yes, we miss the cheerful sunshine That she cast on every side, And we mourn the crushed and blighted hopes, Of a fond and loving bride. But there's a light to lure us homeward, In this sorrowing world of ours; And we'll strive to meet the dearly loved one Where forever bloom unfading flowers. E. I. P. S. Rochelle, Ill., May, 1869. * * * * * HORTON.--In Terrytown, Jan. 7, 1872, Miss Nancy T., daughter of Dr. G. F. and Abigail Horton, aged 25 years. Decided in her convictions, yet with charity for all, amiable in disposition and warm in her affections, she won a large circle of friends, who sympathize with her immediate relatives in this bereavement. She availed herself of every advantage afforded to store her mind with useful knowledge. Diligent as a pupil, she was successful as a teacher, exhibiting unflagging energy and patience in the school room, she surpassed most in securing the love and advancement of her pupils. She was sustained through a long and painful illness by an unfaltering trust in her covenant keeping Saviour, and with her feet firmly set on the Rock of Ages by a living faith, fearlessly entered the dark valley, fearing no evil. [Illustration: Truly Yours Nancy T. Horton] She referred to the following stanzas, as expressing her own hopes when near the close of her earthly existence, and which are inserted for this as well as for their exquisite beauty: