The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-11-01

, nave already said, man of biy
I character, pure and consc ien,i,,1
IN the discharge Of every duty r
,, his fe'low.men. lie was pron,
man, an accomplished gentleman
exceedingly handsome person
with talents and acaniremen.
which would have adorneI an,
station. He was ambitions nm,
as sensitive as a woman to his hon
or and reputation. And vat will
all those high and noble oua]itie
OF head, heart and person, lie conl,
not restrain himself, in the use OF
spiritons liquors, from gross expos
ute. lie was not like so,no men
whom Ishave seen, and who Mr.
fsiIgrew said had their gauge
and who could drink a great deal
and keep up: The Jud . e was not An
ha'itual drinker, but when lie did
drink he exercised no prudence or
coEcealment. 1t seemed he was too
honest to conceal lis faults and
foiblcs, Governor Wilson once
preferred charges against !,im to
!he Legislature, for intempcraIce.
III order 20 CRAFTY lis revenge for
a supposed insult in court. 7 wos
at that time q member of tho
iJonse OF Representatives, and,
with the assistance OF Major lien.
ry, OF Spartanbnrg, had the CHARGE
laid on the table. / went irnmcdi.
ately {, the Court of Appeals. to
inform Judge Earle of the resnlt,
found him anxiously pacing the
portico, and after telling the fate
OF the charges against him, l eau.
toned him as to the future in very
strong terms. / said to him that
u was a scandal to see gentleman
OF his character and position, 90
INTO a grog shop or bar.room and
call for u drink. His friends
would always be glad to join him
in a social glass at their honscs.
and when at home he could drink
as he pleased. l knew that at his
o"" mousse he never INDUCED to
excess. lie promised most solemn
~ that he would do so. But like
"'' such promises, they were soon
Court of Appeals when Judge
Earle died. Judges Richardson
and Butler came to my room m.
meddiia;o!!y after hearing The sad IN.
telligence, aud requested me to
draft suitable resolutions for the
adoption of the bar, and have them
presented TO the court the next
morning. Col. William @. Pres.
ton presided at our bar meeting,
and on presenting the resolutions
to the court, they were ordered to
be copied on their minutes. Judge
Earle was greatly esteemed by his
brethren of the bench and the bar
of South Carolina, as we'll as all
who knew him.
In politics, Judge Earle was
States rights man uf tie Crawford
and Smith school, and was opposed
to Mr.. Calhoun and his National
doctrines whilst Secretary OF Wac.
The Judge afterwards became a
Nulliticr. and identified with that
party. We differed widely in our
political creeds in 1882, and this
difference was painful to me. 1t
did not, however, interfere with
our social relations. lie was my
friend and adviser in q difficulty
growing out Of politics, aud stood
by me in one of a more serious
character which also originated in
politics. 4.
Judge Earle, as have said, was
never married. lie lived and
died an old bachelor. This he
deeply regretted to me in the lat.
ter part OF his life. | told him it
was not too late then TO retrieve
the great error I" his life. But he
said it was. He could not then
expect to live to seq I,is children
brought up aud educated. Moro
over, Inc had doubts all his life
whether lie was suited to O married
lite. lie was afraid he might re
pent marrying. Some one, it is
said, asked Socrates whcrlicr il
was better to marry or live single
lie old philosopher replied, " dc
xhich you will. and you will re
| peut of it," Judge Earle verified
the truth of Socrates remark b,
living single. Had he married
he might not have reper,ed.-.
Some remain single in consequence
of early disappoiniuents, but thi'
was noe the case with Judge Earle
/ feel assured no lever addressed
q lady in his life, aud there wcr
few wno could have refused him
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