The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-23
A GOOD MAN GONE.

Thursday mornirg w. Black, long
time connected with journalism in eastern
Louisiana sad in Texas, died in Houston Of
consumption. A retiring, unoblrusive,
modest gentleman, be was not well known
outside of newspaper circles, but among his
friends and acquaintance be was q loved
companion. honorsd for his moral worth
and trusted in the fullest measure of the
word for his integrity, bis high sense of
honor, bis answering honesty and bis
exhAlted love Of justice. Kind and gentle,
and with heart ever responsive to the sor.
rows and the nisfortunes Of others, he was
one whose name was written in the 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 all trusts reposed in him, making
the golden rule Of do unto others
as you would be done by,
the precept and the practice of his life. He
WAS AmOng the very first to answer the call
Of his state for volunteers in the late civil
war, and went to the front as private soldier
10 the 9th Texas cavalry, the famous Terry
Rangers, and on the battle fields Of Ken
lucky and Tennessee he served faithfully
and calamity under the confederate flag in
the various battles and skirmishes in which
that regiment participated, always in the
foremost ranks and Ia the thickest Of the
fray. He so won upon the members OF his
command by his cool and uhilincuing Cour
age, his romptness to respond to every call
attended vita danger and hard service, his
sound judgment and discretion, bis 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 merest
intimation on his paIt, but no chose
not to assume tho responsibilities
of high position and could never be i"duced
to accept any grade of Office above leulen-
sncy, Is which position he rendered dis
tingushed service, often commanding his
company under the most perilous and OK.
acting circumstances and always with credi,
and honor to himself and to his entire COM
msnd. or strong mental organization,
and possessed ola vast fund Of general and
special information, he could have filed
most ably and usefully any station in tho
field Of journalism, but 10 his modesty and
in his conscienliouiness hs preferred tho
humble positions of his profession, content
to iillthem well, doing justice to himself
and to those TO whom he was responsible,
rather 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 bi, nature, he died with the
harness on, u worker and not drone in tbs
hive of life, soldier at the front with
arms in hand, ever doing battle, and not
a skulker and camp follower. For years
sufferer, and at times IN intense sufferer,
bis brave spirit would not yield or cover to
disease, but even with It's fell clutches tear.
Ing ceaselessly at his vitsls, he toiled on in
The routine of duty, shrinking never. There
arc many hearts in Texas among those who
labor at the case and at tho desk in the avo.
cation of Journalism, as well rs among his old
in arms, that will tbrob and ache
a! tho news of the death of w, Il. Black; and
many a silent prayer will be waited above
for his peace and his rest ia the summers
and. No marble shaft may ever rise above
,is grave. but no prouder, grsndor epitaph
vas ever pennet than his craven upon the
,carts of al who knew him -"IIe was an
honest, just msn, and loved his fellow.
men,"