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who were best qualified to judge
were astonished at the *extent and
accuracy of his information He
had no special taste for scholastic
and metaphysical subtleties, but in
the wide domain of literature, SCI
ence and art-in history, biogra-
ply, cthnology, antiquities, and in
all the departments Of useful
knowledge, his active mind found
congeuial empIoym ent. In the fl1ll
spirit of the Latin poet, he was a
man; and esteemed nothing human
as foreign to his tastes.
With powers so great, and at
tainments SO large, were joined a
modesty Of department and SIM
plicity of character, which are the
usual accompanimcnts Of greatness.
There were a lack of pretension,
and forgetfulness of self, which
in themselves constituted the high
charm Of his character. To the
poorest he extended the hand of
welcome, and in the cordiality of
his manner and the benignity of
his presence taught him to be at
ease. Here was the secret of much
of his popularity; but it was in
the truth, honesty and sincerity of
the mar-in the nobility of his ma
ture and the integrity Of his char
acter-that the public confidence
was grounded, strengthened and
confirmed. The public were per-
mitted to look into his soul, and to
find that every pulsation of his be-
ing was in unison with theirs, and
every instinct of his nature was
alive to their interests. They be
.lieved him honest, and as they
trusted him, he repaid them by the
services Of a life time.
Few men have ever lived who
cherished a more catholic spirit than
Judge Wardlaw, one more tolerant
Of the opinions Of others and less.
welded to the. conclusions Of his
own mind. His sympathies were
wide, his charity boundless. His
was the nature which sought good
in everything-points of agree
ment rather than occasions of diff
ference. Hence he was well-ftted
to be an umpire between contend
ing parties, the arbiter Of opposing
interest, in whose Judgment, dis
cretion and sympathy, all might
rely. Few men have ever carried
into old age more Of the freshness
and joyousness of youth, which
made itself apparent in the sunny
smile which irradiated his face, and
in the kindly sympathy which char
acterized all his intercourse with
the young. He kept his heart free
from the suspicious, antipathies
and corroding cares of censorious
world, and gave free expansion to
the instincts Of pure and noble
nature. Truly it is privilege to
have known such a man, and ABB
beville will cherish as priceless
heritage the memory of his many
virtues and illustrious public ser
vices:
The funeral services were per-
formed at Trinity Church on Mon
day morning. At.9A. M. the bells
Of all the Churches in the town
were tolled, and the hearse, accom-
panied by the pall-bearers, the
members Of the family, and fnetn-
bers of the Bar, conveyed the body
to the Church, where the services
wer, conducted by the Rector, Rev.
E. R. Miles, in the presence Of a
large congregation. At the close
of the services in the Church, a
brief but touching tribute to the
deceased was uttered by the Rec
tor.
A large number of carriages &C
companied the body to the Gene
terry OF the Upper Long Cane
Church, and here in the presence OF
surviving relatives and friends, and
with the concluding services Of the
Episcopal Church, the body, was
consigned to its last resting-place.
A touching feature of the scene
was the number of faithful family
servants, who had come to see the
last end of their kind and indulgent
master.
The following gentlemen acted
as pail bearers on the occasion. and
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