The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-11-09
For THE HERALD.
Pen POrtrait0res.
being a Series Of Pen and Ink Sketches Of
Familiar Forms and Faces in our Midst.)
By TISToRET.
PORTRAIT NO. 8

Is man of very sober mien, grave
looking, Quaker like in appearance and
ip dress somewhat so; but he has
some humor nevertheless in quiet
way. He has been in business here
for many years, has been successful in
business end deservedly so, for he is
the soul Of probity, knows no other
code but honesty and integrity; is
leading member of the Wesleyan fra
ternity, but not a noisy one, is con,
scientious in all his dealings and rela-
tiors in life, and has a 6ne war record.
No soldier, perhaps, in all the war was
more faithful to his country and his
military duties, in season and out of
season, in all kinds CT weather, never
Sinking duty however disagreeable
and requiring similar couduct also in
those under him, though not in harsh
degree, for his strictness Was much
tempered with humanity. He was
not martinez in the military line,
though not too iudulgent or lax in
discipline. The natural quietness and
sobriety Of bis manner was perhaps
little unmilitary, but his staunchuess
to duty in camp and in action was all
the more ueritorious as it was so en-
tirely uDobtrusive without seeming to
expect or to wish for applause as it
arose entirely from the conscientious
habit of his nature. He looked at
tentively to the wants of those under
him when he Yas in command of our
company, the Quitnan RiAemen, Go.
E.. of the Third S. G. Regiment, for
though he was only first lieutenant he
sometimes had the command of the
company in the absence of the Cap
tain. He was seldom or never an
absentee from camp, his thoughts
never straying from his duties as a
soldier, but in the intervals of duty he
had his epjoyments in a quiet way, for
he is man of rather close observation,
Although his temper Was capable Of
being ruhled at times and be would
speak his mind in very plain and can
did terms, yet it was never excited
without good and sufficient cause, and
it never produced any eumity to him
in those with whom he had Intercourse
in every day life, and with bis general
equaninity he pursued "the noiseless
tenor of his way" seeming to have 90
end or aim or to have no wish beyond
the faithful discharge of his duty.
Such repose Of manner as his in any
ono is desirable for in it there is safe
ty, also dignity, and the apparent abb
sence of all vanity, which is such a
blot in many a character otherwise ad
mirable, and is so common a foible.
He was always at his post ready
equipped at the beginning ola march,
and though a man of rather delicate
physique be always kept in his place
during the march, spurring up the
stragglers aud was himself always in
at the death. In au engagement he
Yas always at the post of dauger, and
il be vas at all "a gkeeFed' he had a
very good way of Disgusting it. BE
is not at all an egoist and has most
commendable modesty which abhors
all approach to boastfulpess, and if his
own merits we're never discovered OF
heralded till he himself had it to do be
would "die and give no sign" He is
a most prudent man in speech and in
the management Of his temporal affairs
not yasteful or extravagant, though
he would not "witbhold more than
was meet" where charity or public
interest was concerned. He would
not see suffering and do nothing to
relieve it. In religion he is not.dem-
onstrative and is not type of the
sect to which he belongs, for his lungs
baye not been developed az all, and
his manner and bearing would seen to
indicate him one of the Society oi
Friends, follower of William Penn,
and it is difficult to the writer not to
suppose him direct and near descend
ant of the broad -brimmed fraternity,
and yet he has DO Quaker blood in his
veins so far as the writer is aware,
though mis- father before him looked
the very impersonation of one of that
inofensive and loving sect, and
bis name was indicat:7, of his general
character and conduct and it was the
opposite of wrong,
NorE.-This series of sketches will
be discontinued for awhile, to be re-
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