The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-13

n. o. Trrnes, Nov. 2.
On adjourning the United Stat,
District Court, in memory of Jndg
Adolph Bailey, Of Opelousas, yestc
day, Judge Billings delivered the Ifc
lowing tribute to the memory of tn
atfleeeasedF. ,sssa. 97s-77s
'"Since the adjournment of tn
United States Courts for this district
has occurred the death of Adolpl
Bailey. This being All Saints Da.
ia day when the thoughts of all ar
naturally Withdrawn from these fleet
ing scenes 10 that country, which
though undiscovered, is so near and
is so peopled with the beloved of cacl
of us, before direct the adjournment
CT the courts it is proper that j SHOULD
make mention of this gifted son of on
State, who was prominent member
of our bar, who had filed with distinc
ton important Offices, and whose death
has prevented us from witnessing the
rounded life Which certainly awaited
the maturer years of such shining
abilities. .a9 taa sfa
Ii was in Yale College that ] knew
and loved Judge Bailey. Among the
classes he was my junior by two years,
being member of-the class of fifty
five, which comprised All unusual num-
Der of men of marked talent, many of
whom ! am proud to count among my
personal friends Having had my ear
~ and preparatory Studies to a large
degree directed by my honorcd father
i had been guided by salutary but.
severe rules. lie had taught me what
might be termed the Grammar OF.
Books, and excluded, or rather post
poned, those which were merely de-
light, As a consequence was very
familiar with such books as Edwards
on the Will, and the Federalist, and,
knew but little poetry save what had
itself on my memory cu!led
from the Scriptures, from Watts and
Select Hymns, and from sPorter's Rhet-
orical Reader.
In palpable contrast with this was
the fullness or ,-ripeness of Adolph
BaiIey's knowledge of poetry and the
English classics; for the extent of his
knowledge was not more remarkable |
than his exact discrimination. o.
course, ii argued i'm intellect of high
order that, at the age of twenty years,
he WAS capable of such an acquah-
lance with the great master of English
literature. There was luxnriauce in
this scholarship of his which, like that
of the vegetation upon omirichallnvial
lands, was spontaneous and exhaust
less. 1
] remember, as of Yesterday, his nm
folding to me, on Saturday after
noon, with the animation Of feature
aud voice, which always characterized
him when he approached the themes
of his admiration, the great but i'm
perfect beauties of Manfred, and
again with what elastic movement of
delight he would take down his well
worn copy of 'Gibbon,' and with what
glowing interest he would read to me
this and that passage with which he
seemed so familiar that he could well
nigh have recitcd il from memory. i
recall, too, with what vivid and elo-
qucnt description, and with what
fitness of imagery, he brought before
me the ssoftness of climate, and the
varied and perpetual floral
beauty of his far-off Louisiana. n
" His capacity to use words in new
connections--connections which i'm
piled great thought as well as culture
was remarkable. | once accompanied
him to a'conccrt given by the then
famous Gcrmania Band Of New York,
at which Camille Ursa, only IL years
of age, played solo upon the violin.
The piece which she played was the
Prayer A think it was
composed by Ole Bull. When the
little girl had, in a.manuer that ravished
ear and heart, performed that piece,
which milhever live insmy 1nemorysas
the cry or wall of a spirit utterly or
phaned, there was not Il dryieye in the
audience. Mr.. Bailey turned to me
and by the application of 4 single word
defined thetintensity Of sorrowf,ll feels
ing which the child performer had in
terprctcd and infused into her music.
by saying, "She iwrcaks her very soulj
upon the Instrument saa
His scholarship and scholarly capa-
city fitted him for the snccess at the
bar upon which he had 50 signally en-
4a..aS III 1890, a. II - =, II