The Opelousas courier., 1882-05-13
Obituary.

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Adelphe Garrigues and Della Garri-
CUES, was born on the 9th of January,
1851. and died the 9TH day of May,
1882, aged 81 years, four months and
one day.
Little did we think one month ago,
that We would be called upon to chron
icle the death Of one who had such
bright promise of life. such glowing
health, and such buoyant and such
animated spirits. No one dreamed
that the destroyer Death would single
out SO shining target as was presented
to the pale archer in eur lamented
young friend, Paul A. Garrigues Yet
such was the case. Here again we
have had the exemplifcation that
50 death has ne respect to persons"
and that " in the midst of life, we are
10 DEATH" Garrigues. who numbered
his friends by the legion, and whom
we dare say had not an enemy, was
laid away in the silent tomb by loving
hearts and devoted friends.
His funeral cOrtege proved to the
world the strong esteem that he held
upon all of his friends and acquain-
tances - for upon that sad occasion
the evidences Of genuine sorrow could
not be mistaken in the grave counte-
nances and bowed heads of those who
followed him to the grave. No yanng
man was more universally known or
more generously Y appreciated through
out the entire parish than he.
His official relations of life had
thrown him in contact with all classes
of society, and whether in town or in
country, in the bright salons of wealth,
or in the humble homes of poverty, he
was at ease and at home.
His genial disposition and magnetic
sympathy won him friends wherever |
placed him.
We do not pretend to say that he
had ne faults, because who amoug US
are perfect! But his very faults,
whatever they might have been, won
hm friends and disarmed all hostility.
A descendant of one eff the eldest
and most henored creole families of
St. Landry parish, it would seem that
he should have been spared for he
was the last male representative to
the historic name of Gar
figues, which has figured with conspic-
nous destinction in Louisiana and
France. His aged and stricken father,
Judge Adolphe Garrigues, now stands
as the solitary landmark of that hon
Dred name.
Young Garrigues was the very sonl
Of honor in all of his attachments, in
all of his professions, and in all of his
pledges to strangers or friends. His
courage was as undaunted as his friend,
ship was firm and lasting; quick to
resent wrong, yet he was as ready to
forgive an injury. These noble char
acteristics were the key to his sponta-
1eous and universal popularity.
We do not speak this in fnlsome
.ulogy to himself, or his family, be,
cause in these utterances we feel that
We reiterate the sentiment of our entire
people.
Although he professed the creed of
10 religion during his days of health,
ret during his last illness, he sought
spiritual consolation through the Cath
,lic faith--which his parents followed ;
Ind met his fate with perfect resigna- ,
len, with full belief and hope in l
,lissful immortality.
His sorrew stricken parents and in {
mourning friends have the
:ensolation of knowing that he died
and in that Sublime faith he
eceived the last sacraments of the
catholic Church
If We have lost him, heaven has :
,ained him, and this should prove r
;reater balm, to the wounds of sorrow Q
han any coDdolence that could be ex-
'ressed in wsrds.
During his long illness he bore his
uFerings with heroic fortitude aud
ublime patience.
He sank into death as peacefully as o
going to sleep. Il
Leving bat aching hearts stood t
round his dying bed to smoothe his :
Kit to the sbadowy land. and We be-
eve that angels stood ready to attend
i'm through the valley of the shadow
f death.
How lovely, how sweet the repose of the
o tempests are there; but the nightingales !
come o
nd sing their sweet chorus of bliss" u
n