The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-12-08

Tss EhsSing deserved tributc Of re
spse. 70 the late co'. j. @ WILLIS, wal
delivered By Rev. J. 6. DINMIrT, in
esrnss;soa With other faneral services
90 last Ssasalh, 10 M Vernon:
CH WrIDs rss ) Pennsylvania By
birth, asd died Of vound received a,
sAs hai.se u C@-4- Creek, Va, on The
ISL day .. Sar., 1894, ne.r Winchss.
ter, Va, IN TIE iosh rear Of bis age. Ia
regard % bis youth, early lift. and train,
isg. ss k.sE bot little. Las. JAY vas
Esrsa Jsars siocs be WIS united in rar.
rage ~ Miss Rswsa, Csnp. Of Mt
vsrnos, lava, Who Y-ecs3ea bin bat :
fen trisf ~ssIs TO the spiri;-iaaI This
unioa p,ersd to be : very Happy os..
G0d fars-si sben wi,h two very lors'y
and iote.sssisy little girls, both Q. whom
hare goas q HeaTsa; tie yoanges: one
Of f2ar summers, > lev days pssTious,
The oidss; enc of six summers . few dsrs
tubs.qaens :s the dseesse Of tia father
In pressssing ~ analysis Of the Colo
nsTs ehar,c:e, re would Say
Fin4: That he possessed 4 very high
sense If homer. Such vas the nicel7
balanced character q his moral organism,
shss be ceuld 10: tolerate dspIisi.y 10
others, lsseh less practice it himself
The s1schasged c'ood il Ii. heavens,
never na.s csr,ain'y ihrsw Ct its e'ec-
sriciiy, than did he uasif.s. his dis
pleasure a: suy ting lo#. mean, Tricky
Q. d.shononts To ID be s!xsys seem
ed to h The i;sh minded gep:'sman, he
entsdl1s1s-.Le Tcrg ssal Of hon2r.
Secondly: He Vas bouss. AID reliable
Strictly hsnes. ;n al his basiasss trans
scsiooss p<onp: il nee,ing Ill liabilities,
his nsnse, therefore, 10 al t9.iaess con
nections I'll relations, VS. ,oxer Of
strength sns responsibility, And If i.
be trae t.. ian bones. man 10 the DO
best vari Of Coz ,hsn my -. poin.
back % tind sid say .te btness nau ard
noblsst work Ct CID.
Thirdly: He vas prsdeD. and er.er,
Frising. NJ. tia: spurious prudence,
that, sfrsid 10 aarsnee, salts down, end
waits .fsr something 70 turn up" Ba,
IT,: liassne.~ ia. very u:c:ly weighs
probabilities; with cl@ar an3 diserim.
mating judgment, traces sdeqaa,e causes
down to their leeti,nste ends. Having
thus intel1igeD.ly hid his plans, he worked
up to and .ex1eu.ed them With great en-
ergy and determination. AND til, leads
as to Contemplate as result,
Fourlbly: His success in business.
And In nineteen cases out Of twenty, if
not in rmo' niue GU, Of a hundred;
where We find the same elements uniting
in the same person !. upon such az one,
fortuna with a libera! hand bestows her
golden favors.
Nor did. riches destroy in him that
symmetry of character that was so finely
developed during his whole life. Wealth,
position, and honor, did 10. produce in
him that self imitation, SO utterly ruinous
to many, so detrimental to thousands.
J. @. Wilds, at the head Of his regiment
carried. q beat ia lis bosom, tina. in feel.
ing and sympathy ,ctraternized with the
rank and file and had he been of the
rank and file, we doubt not, that his du-
ties would have been performed with that
alacrity and becoming dignity, that would
have adorned much higher position.
In word, the same kindness, uDselfsh-
ness, sympathy and gent'cmanly dcport.
ment Of his less noted life shonc with
brighter, richer radiance in the days Of
his prosperity and wealth.
Filthy: He was noble in his nature,
and generous in bis impulses. His
qualities Of mind and heart werc net
those Of > mere negative type, but were
positive and active and whilst be loath.
cd double dealing and chicanery every
where, il, pubic as we'll as in private
life, bic own honest purposes oontomplat-
ID objects, which, together with the
means employed to obtain them, vers at
nee hosorable, praisevorthy and noble.
Jnselfsb, to an extent beyond that of
be average of men, be studious!y sought
be welfare and happiness of Others
lore thsq once did the f0os,soso and !
cary soldier ride has horse More than
,ce did. hG Of the rank and file, when
, hard msrch With half rations share
it'll him his, frugal army, repast And,
ore than opcs j. viewing the s'aiu and
,unded Of bis brave command, has his |
bio and generous soul, sent wsIlisg Up |