The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-12-07

i mcnced business and supplied ITS den'
cheney, in a great measure, by his unre.
mi,ting energy, rigid economy, devotion
to business, sterling integrity, and that
scrupulous punctuality ia all his engage
meu,s. which is sure to result from sys.
temoiic habits, cultivated, as by him,
ihroughou, lifetime, with single eye
to honest and legitimate acquisitions
He succeeded and prospcrcd for many a
year at McCu,chcusvillc. but he could
not cvadc the ultimate admoridou. promp-
ted by duty to the interesting domestic
circle, whose destiny was in his hands
that McCutchensyille, whatever might be
the reminscenee of its associations aud
friendly regard of individuals, afforded
only Indifferent opp1rtuniii,s for social
and educational Improvement. These
were OF primary importance in the csti.
nation OF Mr.. aud MIS-. CAMPBELL, and
could not, by them, be overlooked nor
neglected. His own reading, although
somewhat extensive, had been d;scursivc.
His education was consequently limited,
excepting such as he had acquired in this
dcsultory mannera, nd practically in busi-
ness, aud here he hai few supcriors. -
Imbued, as hc was, with a sound discrim.
mating judgment, he crdcavorcd studi.
ously TO improve it by general reading
aud patient reflection without particle OF
prctcn,ious display or ostcntation. Con.
scious Of his own defective education
aud Of the Importance Of mental culture,
he removed, with the hope OF obviuting
to the extent of his ability its wants in
his own rising family, about 10 years ago
to this city, where he continued to reside
until his doccosc. But he could not be
idle, aud having disposed Of his merchun.
DIE at McCutchensvile, he at once pur.
chased the grounds and machinery, now
occupied aud operated by Mr.. s. KAur,
at the Railroad Depot. He soon brought
this establishment out Of the chaos in
which il was then involved, into system
and thrir. Finding its supervision, how.
ever, too confning. and oncrous for hi.
constitution, he Afterwards sold con.
trolling interest in it to Mr.. KAuP, and
associated himself in the mercantile bust
ness at Marquette, Michigan, on the
/ Southern shore OF Lake Superior, where
his two eldest sons ore now employ ed.
Mr. CAarBELL, never took personal
charge OF this business at Marquette
but usually made the purchases for il un'
superintcndcd its general management
while still residing with his family in ;hii
city, and occasionally taking trip u
the Lakes, to examine into its opera
lions and progress. In January, 1863
he was suddenly Frustrated by paralysis
from which he never recovered even I,
the enioymen; of ordinary health, but b,
gradually sank under the pressure of thi,
disease, which pcrsistcntly resisted the
diversified efforts Of all medical skll.--
At times, and indeed much of the time
after the first attack, he was npparcntl,
quite comfortable yet he must hav,
suffered much, both bodily nnl from mer'
tai anxiety induced by his condition, ant
protracted complaint. Nevertheless, he
submitted with singular fyrttule and pa
tcncc to the irsinuating approach ant
operations of his disease. Although il,
fatal result night have been yelled from
his family by their hopeful Partially, ol
by the cquunimity and buoyancy of hi,
disposition, yet il was not so with others
nor could it probably have wholly be-
guilcd the ocuteness Of his own under
standing with the delusive assurance o
recovery. Mr.. CAMPBELL zcalously en-
cournged the education of his childr n
and he withheld no expense needfu ant
proper to attain that object. He, fOrtu
nat'ly survived TO euioy the consolation
that his efforts, in this respect, had beer
cmincntly successful, and also, that tn,
recipients OF his care and munifcence
/ gratefully appreciated his paternal anx
iety and goodness, lie led quiet
. unVbtrusive life, by devotion to his do
mcstic household, sleepless vigilance il
his own affairs, and studied i1difftrenc
s and uonintermeddling in the business q
= others. He was naturally taciturn i
Y public, but at his own fireside and among
/, his familiar acqusintances, he wns Away
sociahle and alike playful and in,erestn
in his conversation. He was q kind, pro
: vdent husband and father, a confdn
friend, good neighbor. a" .~s"Pi"r'
and vaIs-1is ctken. In all natter
pertaining to the public welfare aud pri
vate charities, he wos liberal TO tn
verge of considerate propriety. La poll
tics he was loyal, and although, ON reli
, gious subjects. he inclined to bo reserved
yet whatever inference this might, at frs
, thought, inconsderately induce, there wa
, really nothing peculiar in it, for such wa
his uniform reticence on oil subjects up
!. pertaining exclusively to his own person
al concernmani. The writer Of this not
visited him often during his illness--rea
4 aloud to him frequently for his entertain
ment and consolation, and converse
freely with him on variety of subjects
/. including in general terms, that Of tn
b. Christian religion. He always spok
4 with assurance of lis realities when alu
b. ding to it. He listened attentively I
O the reading of religious publications., no,
4 and then among others introduced ant
y with emphasis, commended the sermon
. of Mr. BEEcHER, in particular; often re