The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-10-01
A Tribute from Southern Democrat.

A Tribute from n Southern Democrat.
The following editorial from the
pen of Col. Barlow, of the Leadville
Democrat, is the most beautiful arti-
Gle that we have read on the subject
and we feel that our subscribers will
be well repaid for the time occupied
i'll reading it:
FADING OUT.
Perhaps, ere this meets the eye of
the reader, the curtain will have been
rung down upon the last scene of the
greatest tragedy of modern times. A
great, strong man has been wrestling
for two months with the grim de-
stroyer only to meet with defeat at
last. Defeat is it? Oh, no! The
battle has covered the name of Gar
field with imperishable glory, and re-
flcctedly its bright beams illumine
the whole page of American history.
A strong, brave, self-contained, chris
tian gentleman has shown the world
how to die. How to live so that,
when death approaches, even under
the most distressing circumstances,
it can be met with dignity, with con-
fidence, and with joy, even. A life
commenced under the poorest au-
spices; pinching poverty, depriva-
tion and hardship were no bar to the
ambition, the loity hopes ana pure
purposes OF the toiiing iaa on 'he
tow-path. Up through ~ al ne
struggled, until nation Oh nlty MIL
Mons, seeing anu recoS nzn o
lowering apiiity anu "o,ueiiu'
ness ior the grana .ash u i.s assulp
tion, Drough. tne uiauen' VI suprume
power ana ia'o !. q, ms iee'. WIN
Fevereht MINUS uni Siiiis.iiA nut'i
Ivy, ne took ~ 'p' anu lu,ne ~
again " ene soseieisn Po"e'
suiiieu anu ui''a, u.'neo ~ ao' % mo
NO grahuer roiiance was ever wo'o"
than the simple anu lru'hiu, nnstory
3.lSeHrs Ssss9 NY ~ IN. no :.
Queen of England and Empress of
India, the Emperors of Germany,
Russia and Austria, the princes and
potentates of the world, inquire daily
as to the chances of recovery yet re-
manning to the erewhile driver of a
boat on the Miami canal. Is it not
grand? Could anything else so per-
fectly Illustrate the glorious chances
thrown in the way of humble, sfrug-
CLING merit by our peerless free gov
ment of the free !?
But aside from all this, the personal
history of the man since the fatal day
is wonder of all the manly attrib-
utes, of heroic fortitude, of simple
trust and holy affection. No word
of repining has escaped his lips. Ten
der solicitude for the well-being of
the loving wife and agonized chill
dren has seemed to swallow up his
own sufferings. Every glimpse we
have had behind the curtain SO far,
has only served to still further glori-
fly this man, to increase our conf
dence in the race and to remind us
that the domestic virtues still bloom
green and fresh in this horribly ma
terialistic age. What a wonderful
family these Garfields are, to be sure.
The aged mother calmly turns and in
simple, childish faith, places her bur-
den upon the shoulders of Him who
has promised to bear them when they
become too grievous for human
strength. She could not understand
how anyone could seek TO akiu her
baby.n Poor. moor old mother mav
God sustain thee in tb;s tbino hour
Of fearful triaI. Tho heroic l;ttIe wife
ike a sn;rit ~ na,.o and -
pity about the hedsjde of him in
whose life is centered her everv ;ov
her every hone on earth. and bor
every affection. It is a nicrure IN
move the incarnate tiends of perdition
to deepest pitv. The tender dauob.
ter crushing back her own fears and
her own convictions of fatal termin-