The Van Buren press., 1866-06-09

nature. lie died with smile upon his
beloved features, emaciated with sickness
and paid from the loss Of blood drain
ing from seven wounds.
Col. Thompson was a favOrite with all
who knew him The pleasant humor
which distinguished his intercourse with
his friends and acquaintances. never di-
minished or forsoOk him. He studied
assiduousy the science of the new pur-.
suit in which circumstances had placed
him, and became speedily one of the
most Accomplished officers in the service.
He was not the man to fail, even in a sin
gle instance in the performance Of the
Slightest duty or soldierly requirement.
In private and social life. those who
knew him best most admired him. In his
professional position, he was revered by
the youth with whom he was daily
brought in daily contact, and inspired
them by the lustre of his example in all
that make their seniors estimable in the
eyes of youth He was of medium
height, but spare and angular in his form.
He had light hair and grey eyes. His
face was thin, and the expression Of his
mouth marred by teeth irregular and pro-
truding somewhat But the light Of his
bright eye his kind smile and the gener-
al expression of his face rendered him
handsome to those who knew him we'll
Yet, admirable as was his character, 81
Nothing In his life M 9n
| Became him like the leaving it. He died 4"
| AS one that had been studied In his death,
| To throw away the dearest thing he ovid
As 'twere careless trifie.
| PURITAN SwINDLERs AMONG THE FRERD-
MEN.--A clerical individual named Web
ster, and who is in South Corolina enga-
ged in laboring for the salvation of the
benighted African, has written letter to
the Massachusetts, Christian Messenger,
from which we append an extract: ....
"a few evenings since, when the peo-
pie were nvited'tQ bring forward their
offerings, one sister brought along ten
dollars in gold. 1t had been CLEANED
from her scanty income, by the self deni-
al Of years, for the purpose of paying
the expenses which would be required to
give her decent burial, when death,
should relieve her from the tolls and bur-
dens of her earthly pilgrimage. n "a
ave have now laying upon our desk
before us sixteen silver quarters, which
have been brought in by poor woman,
who before had paid dollar in for the
church. all she had except this little pile
of silver, which was the savings of years
laid by for time of need to, afford her
medicine and aid in the hour Of sickness
and pain" asra,
The shamelessness of this Puritan
apostle Webster, is not the least remark
able feature of this affair. He fails to
see that the only light In which he can
be regarded, in view of his own statement,
is that of an unprincipled thief. He takes
the ten dollars which o poor, ignorant
negress has been saving for years in or
der to bury herself. He appropriates
sixteen silver quarters, which another
poor colored woman had nearly all her
life been saving to buy herself medicines
and necessaries in case Of sickness The
ten dollars in gold and the sixteen silver
quarters are taken possession Of by Mr..
Webster; and then the results of this
confidence operation are Published in
Puritan newspaper as creditable per-
formance. Chicago Times em g 97, I,
| . ff .