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DEATH OF hon. D. L. WARDLAW
End of One of AbbeVllle's Noblest and
Most Ilustrious Sons.

It is with profound sadness that
we discharge the painful duty of
announcing the death of one OF
Abbeville's noblest and most hon.
ored sons, that of the Hon. D. L..
Wardlaw, who expired at his resi-
dence here at 5 o'clock on Sunday
morning last: He bad been an in
valid for months, and a little over
week ago was so seriously attack
ed, that it was evident that his days
were numbered. AS it was, how
ever, the summons came eve"
sooner than was expected. After
passing peaceful, quiet night, he
awoke on Sunday morning last, ap-
pareltly refreshed, and after short
conversation with his son-in-law,
Gen. McGowan, turned over for
the purpose of taking another sleep.
Alas it WIS "the sleep which knows
no waking and i'll a few motHents
the spirit of the grand old man had
passed away, so peacefully aud
TRANQUILITY, SO child-like in its Sc
reneness, that death seemed to have
counterfeited the lineaments of
sleep, and curtaincd the bedside of
the dying sage with the drapery of
pleasant dreamss An end so peace
full was fitting close to a life SO
pure, so noble; and so consistent.
In the long list Of Abbeville
Worthless, whose achievements re-
fected honor upon us, and whose
memories we delight to cherish,
there are few, if any, whose death
could have awakened the same pro-
found sadness, the same sense of
personal bereavement among our
people, as that of Judge Wardlaw.
AFR. Calhoun, Mr.: Petigru, and
Judge Cheves were born here, and
Mr.. McDuffie resided here many
years, but in one sense "though
among us they were not of us" =
they selected other fields for the
exercise of their talents, and we
shared with other sections the fame
of their greatness. But Judge
Wardlaw was peculiarly our own
our own in his life and in his death.
Here he drew the breath of infan-
cy, here were developed his grow
ing powers; here were exercised in
their full maturity his commanding
talents and influence; and here was
the scene Of his earliest and latest
triumphs. We rejoiced in his
fame and enjoyed theful benefit of
his counsels. We saw him in his
daily life, man to be loved and
admired; one in whose fame we all
had a part, and of whose cordial
love and wide-reaching sympathies
we were all participants. He had
grown up among us, had been a
prominent actor in our past,. and
was emphatically one of us: He
was familiar with our history-tke
legends of our hills, and all the de-
tails. of neighborhood and family
incident. AS he had known the
fathers he felt kindly Interest in
the sons; as he had known our
people intimately so he appreciated
and loved them. We need not say
how fully that love and apprecia-
ton were reciprocatcd by the peo-
ple of AbbeHille, and how much
enshrined he was in the regard and
of US all. The evidences
Of these were exhibited repeatedly
during long lifetime, and never
more brightly than iii it's closing
yesrsE and now in the deep grief
which saddens the hearts Of our
people, and in the sense of person
Il loss which COMES to every home
in Abbeville, is found the best tes-
Iinony to the worth of the man,