Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-11-09
Rorn on The 9th Anril1sO7. he was. at

Born on the 9th April'1S07, he was, at
the time of his death, numbering his 10th
year, the allotted period of human life. In
it was crowded many Of the phases. both OF
fortune and misfortune, which belong to
earth, and such as fell to his lot required
more of true manhood to bear than is usual
with men Of ordinary constitution. With
out the enjoyment Of educational facilities,
such rs are now allowed to the hum blest
citizen, he acquired enough Of rubin en-
tary knowledge to lay the foundation for an
honorable and successful llfe. His early
manhood waa devoted to his occupation AZ II
mechanic and farmer in which he mani
tested all the energy, skill and virtues
which nfterward character zcd his mature
life. These early developed traits with
the assistance Of one Of the best Of
wives, enabled him to accumulate n
sn~fficiency Of this worlds goods to gild his
declining years and to secure n competency
to his children. Carrying out the lessons
he learned from his German ancestry lie
lived q kind master to his slaves, q most
excellent father TO his children, worked his
shop md farm with success and looked
down the avenue Of coming years to Il long
life of honorable, but private usefulness,
and quiet happiness. Unlik" most men Of
his day. lie was practically wise and Of II
sound Judgment, never affecting Il >]enlimci.t
he did not feel. lie was severely honest,
truthful to cxactncs-, a pattern ui industry
and economy but i'll no sense niggardlv-thc
needy never asked at his ioor in vain. and
the Church ever found him Il ready and
willing contributor TO all her calls. No
man, perhaps, ever lived who kept his time
more constantly employed by active labor
than Mr.. l~l:,iglcr; simple in his taste, alb
+orhcd III his pursuits and free from the
qualification Of all public ambition, he
found i'll the domestic relations Of his house
hold matter suiiicien for every DAYS en-
joymcnt. and rich, indeed, was that house
hold with the fragrance ofas pune affections.
rs ever beau,iiied an earthly home. No
man ever filled all the duties Of the rela-
tionshils Of life more completely than he
IA q parent he was kind and indulgent,
even to II fault; rs Il husband, l!is :.nsctiu,,
was pure and lis attachment enduring: and
a. = friend, none was ever truer to the
claims Of that relationship. He was genial
i'll his nature aud no one appreciated more
the intercourse of his friends. He was
cheerful in temper and exhibited u ready
disposition to contribute to the pleasure Of
others. Indeed his huma nifty filled his
whole being and never failed TO call forth
his synlpathics for the suffering Of other.
even ut the expense of his own happiness
and the comfort Of his family No man
suffered more from misplaced confidence or
the vicitsitudcs of fortune, yet without i'm
pairing that independence ~ofspirit which
characterized his conduct through life.
Such were the characteristics of Mr.. S. S.
flaigler and true to his Dutch decent he has
transmitted them to his children. 1t can
truthful he said ofhim that "evcn his faults
leaned to virtues side" speak of a man
l knew aud loved, of Il home in which |
WINS once Il welcome guest and cannot for
get that by his death other proud heads
have been humblcd and other hearts have
beer stricken will, II lasting grief. What
arc toml,s or monuments To i man whose
name il thus indelibly carved on the
hearts" Of his ncig!.h"rs. Mr.. llaiglcr died
80 minutes past . o'clock A. NJ, October
3fh ISIS, Of congcstive chills.
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