The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-11-01
REMINI~CENCES
OF the t@s
COUNTY OF GREeMvlllE
D. EX GOVERNOR d. F. FERRY.
[coNr1xuEp FROM LAST wErK1
BArLIs J. EARLE.

Judge Earle was a proud man
and All ambitious man, but with
out that energy of character, per
severance, and indonlinable will
which are necessary to- crown am
oi'ion with success. In fact, he
was TOO CONSCIENTIOUS, too modest.
ana too proud for ordinary success
in life. lie dcspi cd the nnscrupu.
| us, and had contempt for iy
n-ra"cc which he could not con.
ceal, and did not wish to conceal.
No man ever lived who had less
Of the tricks and arts of the dema.
goguc about him. He courted no
popularity. and was too sincere
and proud to do SC. Ills talents,
learning, probity, and sincerity oi
character, gave him all the popu
larity he ever possessed. The wise
and vi'tuous required nothing
more, the base and vulgar had to
seek their idol in some less deserv.
ing favoritc. That he was not
suited for political life, he well
knew. In the first place, lie was
not calculated to win the popular.
i'y OF the masses, and lie was too
honest and sincere to struggle with
the art and ginning of politicians.
llRGGw,. iowever, he would have
and he said that sea,'n. Gnnorcss,
of the United States was the height
of his ambition.
The human heart must have
something to lorc-wife, child,
horse, dog, honor or riches. Judge
Earle had neither wife nor child
to share his affections, end the love
of money seemed to occupy their
place. This love Of money is a
strange passion i'll the human
heart, and cannot he accounted for
on any philosophical principles
Men who have no children, and no
very great love for any one in par
ticular, will often toll and strive
through life 10 accumulate wealth.
They do very often deny them
selves all the pleasures aud COM
forts of living, to make money
and hoard it up. Why they will
do this, when there is no one to
whom they care to leave their rich
es, is very strange and unaccount-
aLle. They know they cannot take
their wealth. with them TO another
world, and thoy know, too, that no
one is left behind for whom they
have the slightest affection, @, for
whom they would put themselves
to the slightest Inconvenience to
serve whilst living. 1t seems that
it is an absolute pleasure to accu-
mula:c riches without any refer.
ence 10 the use or benefit they may
kc to themselves or any one else.
That a man should love to make
money t.. crafty his own wants or
The wants of his family, is most M.
tnral and laudable. That lie should
love the possession of wealth for
the purpose of making a display
of il, is easily understood. That
he should desire to make money
for the purpose of doing good with
it, assisting the poor. and needy,
and improving his country, is no
BILE and worthy all praise But
that any sensible man should love
to make money to hide ard con
ceal from the world, and live iu
poverty and want whilst doing g.
without any purpose of using thai
money for himself or others, j;
what tthe hrman mind is bardl,
. able to comprehend. 2g
! In the latter part OF his life
Judge Earle was attacked will
paralysis, and threatened with I
renewal Of the St oke. / knew
that he had long desired TO max,
the tour Of Europe, and / nrge'
Lim to resign his seat on the bencll
9 and take q trip across the Allan
). tic, which might possibly restor
;. his health. He replied that b
could not afford the expense Q
such trip. l said to him yer
importance to S;Gs you lits y Gal Sf mo, mo-.
ey." ] knew that he had the col
.r troll Of unlimited means. But b
: declined to make The trip on tlis
x e ground solely. and afierwai de 10
81 | dead on the floor Of the Mansio
ss House, in Greenville. lie had
"a large fortune, but left no vii
q. which showed that there was !
So So one, in particular, for whom !
no cared to have his fortune.
-. In tho character of Judge Earl
RI there was another weakness mo