The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-03-17

| and he would denl as Justly and tend9rly with
the man against whom he hnd launched his
Interest invcctive. Or USED every effort to de.
feat for a nomination as With his dearest
friend. Born aud reared in the county, and
under n system Of domestic discipline now un.
fortunately almost passed away. his life was
always a strictly moral one. His most con-
slant associates agreed in bearing testimony
| to the fact that M profanc word ever passed
his lips. In his private intercourse the strict
est integrity, the nice st honor, the most exact
justice characterised every act. Above all
things he guarded most carefully his self-res.
pect. An instance Of this occurs to me at the
moment Several gentlemen were chatting
together one afternoon in 1851. when one of
them remarked, lhaLa man might just as well
enjoy the pleasures Of life, even those which
some called vicious pleasures. For added he.
| enjoy many pleasures of this sort. of which
Ricketts, there deprivcS himself, and | am just
AS much respected as he is. That may be- said
MIR. r.. - but you don't respect yourself as
much rs | do"
In 1879 he attached himself to the Mctho.
dist church in Elkton, and continued a mem.
her until he died. His christian lie was not
that of reclu>e, The Monk in his cell, or
the Hermit in his cave. may wear out his life
IN prayer, but who is benefited and how
does he escape the requirements ofcltizenShip.
MIR. Ricketts, was one of those, who believed
that christianity did not demand that it's fol-
lowers should lorsakc the active duties Of HE
but that to pei form these duties well and no.
bly,. to deal Justly with all lnen. to stand up
hravely foi the right, and to crush out wrong
was as much the CHI lstan's duty as the OBJ
servauce of church rules and ordinances. Not
that the former dispensed with and rendered
unnecessary the latter. but shat both were
equally binding, and the neglect Of one as cul
pable as the other. We. these views his life
was in mos. consistent harmony.
Absence from the county deprived me of
the sad privilege Of being with him in his
last hours. I saw him on the Monday previ-
| Gus to his death. He had not then reln.
quisiIed the hope that he might again dur
ing the warm spring days go out. lie
knew that health was gone that life must be
short, but for his family s sake he ycarned for
| the genial sunshine. and thought it might
bring back little strength. But. after Tues.
day he sank rapidly, and died early on THUS
day morning. From those who stood by his
bedside learned the incidents of his clio sing
| life. He never lost his self control for mo
men., and this calinness he impaired to the
eight or ten persons in his cham o,r Ills
strong will kept down all confusion, all loud
demonstI alton Of grief, while to all present lie
gave the most un,qnivocal assurance of his
| entire preparation for death. TO each one
present he gave distinct farewell. couchcd in
apt and appropriate language. And thus, his
| stormy life closed quietly and peacefully with
| the calmncss. not of the stole, who hardcns his
| face and clruchcS his teeth lest he bctray some
| human weakness, but Of the christian man
conscious Of his human weakness, his human
| iaillngs and faults, his human sins but trust
ing IN something higher than human power
| for strength.
| The funeral Of Mr.. Ricketts,, from his late
residence in Ekton, on Sunday the | lh inst.
was attended by great numbers of persons OF
all parties, and many from distant parts Of
the county. The funeral services were con-
ducttd by RevS. Cook, Brown and Thomas. -
! The bearers were r. d. lamar, David Scott.
of JAS, Samuel McIntre, W. J. Jones Gro.
Earle James McCauley, Barclay Reynolds
and James L. Mccullough. His body was
inferred in the Methodist burying ground, he
side that Of his father. His work is done, let
him rest in peace!