American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-11-23
OBITUARY.

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM F. WALKER.
The subject of this tribute was q remark.
Bile man iu many respects no was gifted
with u strong and unusually active intele ct
endowed with the higher and more gensr-
| Gus instincts of noble manhood and msnli-
| ness-and, withal, vigorous aud pow erful
physique He was fitted by nature for prom.
ineuce and tor influence In the larger circles
OF human life-and had be directed his en-
ergies 10 the achievement of ends and aims
within the scope of his capacity, he might
have made his name and fame memorable
among mankind. 1t was his own wish and
desire to forego the trials and vexations with
which active public life would necessarily
have burdeued him; and to narrow his life
| to the confines of hoine and Preside and tho
people about him .-
Maj WALKER was native OF Georgia Il
early life he emigrated TO Mississippi, aud
las resided in this county, honored and res
| pected by ALI who knew him. At the time OF
his death he was, perhaps, the oldest citizen
| in the county. Time and var, aud trouble,
have been making sad havoc alnnng the oil
patriarchs of the land-the aged mea who
| stand among the youth Of this generation
as the larger forest tees in the woodlands
They are dropping about US some in the
sweep Of ptstilence-and some in the ordna.
ry quiet course of nature. Major WALKEG
| has been for years an invalid, but has borne
his Affections with the fortitude aud rcsigns-
ton OF brave man, who, conscious OF hiS
| own integrity and assured Of the goodness
of God, (n whom he trusted,1 and Of his
mercy-feared not TO meet Him in the end.
It was sublime triumph and one which
was full Of consolation and comfort to his
bereaved companion and his devoted chill
dren (; to hear him, even in the very face Of
death and the grave. excain in triumph
GLORY glery gloryr Surely to his
worn and weary eyes, vision of the other
world had come and Faith had shown him
in the mysterious future the golden walks
and silver streams of the other world
A large conc6urse offriends and neighbo-l
assembled to do honor to his memory and
to pay him the last SD rites of fnnerai
sepulure ; showing eten in this act of honor
and love their admiration fer him
To her who has for so many years walked
the same paths of life with him. hand in
hand, til, wife of his bosom and of hi. best
and earliest love, it must be sad to part from
him now, when life to them both had econs
KS il were the life and love of each. 10 the
course Of nature it cannot be uany year, be-
fore their separation shall end, when their
bodies will lay side by side under the same
old forest trees that now wave over him dead
and their spirits shall be united 10 the
other world
lnasmuch as it is appointed unto AL Of us
to die it is sweet to die at home. This priv
ilege was allowed our deceased friend-in
the bosom Of his family-with his children
about him TO minister to his wants and 70
close his eyes in death. He died peacefully,
and calmly; without n struggle and without
a sigh-even as the stars GO out when the
morning breSks-so his lightceased when the
grand aud overpowerng light of eternity
burst upon his soul KEY.