The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-28

Thursday morning W. " bhoH' "'k
Tine CONNECTED With journalism IN eastern
Louisiana AM In Texas, died In nou'lon 81
A retiring, unobuusiVe'
modest gentleman, no was not we'll koowh
outside of ewspspef circles, but among n's
f,ioods and acausIntances no was loVec
companion, honored for his moral worm
and trusted In the fulles. measure oil the
word for his integrity, his high sense OF
honor. his answering honesty and his
exhalted love Of justice. Kind and gentle
and with a heart ever vesponsive to the sor'
IOWA and the nisfortunes Of OF ers he was
one whose name was written in no book OF
life as loving his fellow men. Devoted TO
whatever duties we're incumbent upon him,
he pursued the even tenor of his way, faith
full to ali trusts reposed in him, making
the golden rule Of do unto others
as YOU would be done by
the p-ecept and the practice of his lite. lie
was among the worry first to answer the call
of his state for volunteers in the late CIVIL
war, and went to the front az private solder
in the 8,h Texas cavalry, the famous Ierfy
Rangers, and on the battle fields CT Ken
lucky and Tennessee he served faithfully
and CALAMITY under the confederate Il y ID
the various battles and skFmshes In which
that regiment participated, always IN 'he
foremost ranks and in the thickest OF the
frsy. He SO won upon the members OF bis
command by his cool and uhtincning cour'
ago, his promptness to respond to every call
attended VITA danger and hard service, bic
sound Judgment and discretion, his wise coun'
sci and quick perception, that any position
in the regiment within the gift of the officers
or men could have been his at the meresl
intimstion on his part, but ne chose
not to assume the Responsiveness
of high position and could never be i"duced
to accept any grade of lffite above lleuten'
sncv, ia which position he rendered dis
tipguished service, often commanding Die
company under the most perilous and ex'
acting circumstances. and always with credit
and honor to himself and to his entire COM
mspd. or strong mental organization,
and possessed of vast fund of general and
special information, he could nave hIleo
most ably and usefully any station in the
field of journalism, but 10 his modesty AID
in his conscientiou.Dess he preferred the
humble positions of his profession, content
to fill them we'll, doing justice to himself
and TO those to whom he was responsible
rsther than to essay more exalted duties
Truly good man has gone to his reward
having lived in this life as became
a man. True to bis nature, he died with the
harness Cd, worker and not drone in the
hive of life, soldier at the front WITT
arms in hand, ever doing battle, and not
skulker and camp follower For years
sufferer, and at times an intense sufferer
his brave spirit would not yield or cover tc
disease, but even with its fell clutches tear
ing ceaselessly at his vitals, he toiled on in
the routine of duty, shrinking never. There
are many hearts IA Texas among those who
labor at the case and at the desk in the ave.
cation of journalism, rs well as among his old
comrades in arms, that will tbrob- ard ache
at the news of the death of w. R. Black; and
many silent prayer will be waited above
for his peace and his rest ia the summer
land. No marble shaft may ever rise above
his grave, but no prouder, grander eplssph
WAS ever penneI than his craven upon the
hearts of all who knew him --"He was an
honest, a just man, and loved his fellow
men"