The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-09-13

sressioed aud died At his post, on the 18th
Of september.
he next to fell was the benevolent and
se@rabe Dir Henry Carlelt. a man
Wis had nearly attained his three score
ye'Ps and ten, anil who was always full
! Of Enls words sympathy AMI encourage
men for one anil all, rich or poor. high
or w or whatever condition of life. He
. whshot only physici an blt a fuher in
the SEX room He was possessed of am
pie fr'uue. aud might have retire FRI
The aluous duties of his profession. AMI
pass9 his declining years in ease aud
eonie i,ment; but no doubt he died ~ he
wonldhave preferred 10 die-in his pro-
fessiOl at the posi- Of duty.
The 1ext to fall was the yonn-. talent
ed andpromi-ing Young physician DR. r
C. Praper. Jr. He Lowell his profession
AMI dih one of its no5lest AMI truest
martyrs Night AMI day he went, doing
all The good in his power, until he him
self was prostraied by the faial poison
These people viii ever treasure his mem
DRY with pride. He died Sept, 18th.
Perhaps the nobiest death in the dread
record Of these terrific times. was tina,
Of DR.. James w Farris He was in Mis-
soari-beyond the reach of danger His
brother, DR.. 4. \. Paris, was sick
broken down. He left safety and ctne
voluntarily into al. IN tst of death 10
take his stricken brothers place. II.
appealed 20 De- BlackaIrn AL Others 10
I compel his broiher 10 leave pointing 10
/ he fact thai his brother was already sick
that he had a wife aud Children 10 suf
fer by his death, while II have none; ma
one is dependent upon me- II FraH il
will b, as the falling of drop of water
in grand AMI mighty river once
lost and soon forgotten.' Tie stool at
his posi- about two weeks when the fatal
fangs of The fiery drag snapped his
yonng life. To use the words of ,hi- no
HE Young man hc had no one depend
ent GA him, bupthe hearts of all who
love The COOL AMI noble viii never cease
to pay tribute TO h. memory of his name.
The next 10 fail was Dr. Hugh L. Pra
her Located in Missouri in lucrative
praetiee-an invalid him self--he heard
the cry of anguish in his native county
and FASTENED TO the dside Of his sick
brother. lie -taid with him until his avn
veins bad absorbed h l4tth poison. anl
when he returned hone he returned on
" to lie. llngh Prather was u noble
Young man bright AMI talenied-with F.,
useful life ne fore him We elias him rs
a home physicinn because his name and
thtt Of Or Jim ale Fnrtis. Is h.li in The
he,rts of these people with 100 much
pride auI respect. to now arkuowIe,Ige
that any other place was their hone
These young men hal lefr here. aud we're
pr1ctiein- their profession across the
river, hut our people always regarded
them IS home people and they 40 dou5t
always regarded this a their real home
May Gods mercies be With them
The next was the old veteran Or. W D..
;OrSett, n man always renark4b for
rive aud c mirage II. fsl;sre i-bt' not
for has own personai stf-'y-hut A. Tn"
seeming powerlessneSs pf medical khpvl
e e 10 do anything 10 cpunterict t''
Ia iful scorr<' For six weeks Of The
pesii'e'ce. wien Al he home physicians
were ueAi or iowa n biiiei IN Tue
cause OF hum unity lie TIT hiS iuiy
7ohi' ohi IS the prsti.ehcr b 'san t. sh'v
some signs o. los ming as grasp som
'Aih' siiih 'her tli' "a IN Is ''pF' iih
ny AM that n m'ght "e nun 'srrd
among tue spared ths hyir pp'''l IN
fectei his bloc ant he sank - hts lon
res on the Iith OF o;tooer II ii'l'
eeriese c'"sis'e.' OF Or lux
" 'o"n "arsn''' NisA - i''.
- - ''''S "'' ''s
% human hearts /" was me reg 'es' %
Ut o'oP'' 'hA' '"e N''S''P@' zee
'''u ""' nv '''''''' .4"'' ~ "''''
'"'y ''s mar ecu .ue 80 INN " -" u ''e''
'.e"a conn we A"e,e ;" 'u"' 'o"e'S
'''e' "e" me
saoFeu so.e'hni'y OF the griei o"'ie"
scene t"ese Two o'a men Ahe" on '"e
tresh 'trih' WIN no witnesses nut their
TOD and some coI'red grave d'ggers' ana
Or. Blackburn read, slowly and s'lemniy
! every worI Of that impressive burial
service oh, what picture for the paint
/ er! These Two old heroes bowed by the
/ grave OF brother who had met danger
AMI death in the discharge OF duty. the
air of d-solation anl despair marked ON
almost everything except The brish' hope
of Him TO whom they knelt. the noble
alexander even rs he knelt there n"rs'
ing the death chaliee IN his own veins
The one lor the other knowing but that
few hours might number them among
the silent 4'eepers whose new mais grave
n
!
gr'ndi no" "oo'e' h'' y
scene
One x.pk from the burial of Dr. Clr
hot, Ito b-,vo f.artass Dr Jobn Marshal
AtrAAhhe'' was ~" :" "'N e''e"'
the victim 10 the sa ne disease. nobler
old k,man never surrendered life. II.
10 him III all ,b,, 4
~ ~ '''s nc ~ = 's
AS power OF doing gooi 10 others an
daring life OF 81 years. with which
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