The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-04-25
SOUTH ALABAMA.
April 9, 1882.

Ed Souri, KESrtcKIAS:
Seeing the Inv card OF q. A. Syperl
calls TO mind host 6f Boyhood rec,
ollectioils; ali | tail.t Help hut feel
the same interest Iii bis success at tn,
bar ne | did in The ilel,l. aud ifthere
Ia aliy iiiih III tiuie triedapotlie$mshs
possesses the key to success Ill What
ever calling he may chooso ID enter.
No man was ever truly brave UIly as
he was honorable; ilie measure OF
one II tito criterion OF the other,
Bravery mskes men courteous, in.
dulgent, patient, generous and fbr.
giving wherevct iiicy are thrown.
II adorned lse9di,iE II adorned
Cicero, lis mighty is the niigli,iesi,
becomes tile s0ldier aud the scnat6F,
tho chevalicr AMI the POET. | can re-
call to mind the .jockey hat and
feather" that Sypert used to wear as
he appeared TO MY boyish spirit as
the embodiment OF chiyalrt, as the
pride, ponlp and circumstances of $ior-
ious war. A good many ofthe Itebs.
who evinccd u talent for the rude arr
of Mars are now the 'first in peace
aud IN tho hearts Of their country.
meu," "aiid Have atiained eIAinence at
the bar, or have turned the sword
into the pen. Alpbeus Baker aud
BASIL Duke, are instances IN Louis
vile, Ky; Gen. bradley johnson, in
Baltimore; Jno. +. Morgan. OF Ala.
bama; w. I, c. Ilumo', OF Memphis,
and many others. | shall always
cherish the memory OF Sypert as
soldier, however much | may admire
him in the civil walks of lite.
.Still o'et those scenesmy momory wakes
Ana fonily brjdd} with nj ser care,
Time the impression bic deeper ulakes, 49,
As strrams their channels deeper wear"
| sec also from tho IIopkiiisville
papers that COL Murray, who was
oncd stationed at lfopkinsyille ia no
less efficient ds d citiz N than a d sdl-
dior and hs ia as formidable I'd the
disciples OF J Do Smith as Of Jefferson
Davis. Believing polygamy 10 be
great evil. Murray Ia yet using the
same moderation aud humanity
towards them as he did towards the
armed foes Of the goserniRehtin 1862:
Au extinction Of tho evil by any
other means would only result as did
the extinction Of the clan Of the Nc
Donalds Of Glencoe In 1850 by the
Master of Stair, IA bldl. .ipon Ire clIar-
actcr OF the ndtiJn.'' Persecution
will only cause them to cling to their
whimsics with ifidfe tenacity and
elevatB tlieih TO the martyrs sest. II
will tausc their devotion to Brigham
Young to simulalethe attachment OF
the Isbmaeliie mnrderers Of The sold
man OF the Mountain" thllk tllat
Murray will ctuterlzs the monster
and that his experience in arms has
taught him that it Is prudent as well
az graceful to be modest iu the hduF
6f victofy.
| expect lIopkihsvilie Has very
IIi,ch changed from what II was IN
1865 and that you compare fayoraBly
with your nsiylibdt city thai is .'odilt
upon a rock"
1 was a boy but will never forget
tho timo that Col. Tom Woodard aud
his sorrel mare fell at tho corner OF
Main and Nashville streets, pierced
by ciiizcns' bullets. from behind brick
walls. nor DR. linrt's Kindness to him
ns lie lay.upon the old hotel floor IN
the tliroes ofdra;h. Yes even upon
the B:iiks Of Styx, while Sharon was
waiting fcf the gallant sp,ritto cross
over aud rest hi the shade, with
Brewer who Sam johnson mir
dered, and with Van Ddfn Who fell
by the assassin's bullet at Colombia,
Tenn.
'.But on famc's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are sprua'i
AMI honor guards with sulomn round
Thu bivouac OF the dead" 'fas
Respectfully, Ast.
FLETCHER, OF SALTouS. \