The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-06-19

lsentcuce which thav. cap,e oor,ss
lin their lessone. remembar yv;,h
what pleasure 4 listened 70 .,h;.
reading of Homer. with ,.or,
Of musical draw. that to me ,vas
sweet and charming. He was tbs
| most amiable and beat temnarad
! young man i ever saw. and pnnc-
tiliously honorable - He wa. With,
out a vice of any kind and 7 he.
lieve he lived so throueh lite. He
was grave and serious. and We,
/ warm.bearted and cordial
doubt whether he ever gave of
fence 10 human being lam snre
he never did Intentionally He
1 was a hard student and had n fine
memory. His progress therefore
| in his studies, was almost as rand
as bis rise in public life. He left
our Academy, and tutor. the Rev
erened Mr.. Porter. for tle nnrnose
of entering Chapel Hill University
He arrived there, two or tbrse
weeks before the commencement
Of the session.. and spent his time
with the professors and in reading.
Finally he concluded not to enter
college, but 90 on to Raleigh. and
read law. He thought he could
not wait two years before com.
meneing his legal studies, and
moreover, he was under the inn.
preston that he was abont as Q good
a scholar as any of the professors.
j, was boarding in the family of
the Governors father at Asheville.
whilst David was reading law in
Raleigh. The old gentleman was
Postmaster, Doctor, and carried
on a hat mandatory He was a
well, educated and intelligent old
gentleman, proud of his son and
had great expectations and hopes
ofhis distinction in life. Doctor
Swain was native of Massachu.
setts, married a widow lady in
Georgia, and settled at Asheville
North Carolina. He was a most
excellent man and pious Christian.
His memory was wonderful. He
forgot nothing that he. saw, heard
or read. He could recall where
he, was, any, day, forty or fifty
years since. The Doctor took
great pleasure in reading David's
letters TO me and others, whilst he
was studying law at Raleigh. They
were always interesting too. The
Governor had, in youth, as well as
in old age, IN eI quiring plIilosoph.
ical mind, Observing everything,
and finding out the cause of every.
thing. |. He had too, a very happy
faculty OF retailing what he had
seen, or heard, or read, or found
out.
Whilst reading law at the capi.
tai OF the State, Governor Swain
became engaged 20 young lady
of that city, whom he afterwards
married; This induced him to
give up his native mountain home
where he was the loved idol of the
people, and live in Raleigh. Af-
ter his election to the Presidency
OF the University of North Carroll.
ma, he moved to Chapel Hill of
course, and there continued to re.
SIDE TIL his death. lie was, Think,
thirty years ar the head of this in
stHution OF learning Iremember
ne once wrote me that The Univer
slty had been in existence over
haif century, and had had but two
Presidents. President Caldwell
and himself. Whilst he was Pres.
ideht of the University, the Legis
lature came very near electing him
United States Senator. This was
without his consent, and i do not
suppose ne could have accepted
the position had he been elected.
Dul IL SHOWS DIS acceptability to
the Legislature Tor any Office with.
IN their gilt, when they could not
agree on any one else. =