The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-02-27
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the shading Of which we are all won't
too sing, Iskncwl him well, Knew
him only as one man can know anoth
er who has travelled witklIim overra
rough and stony road. Back IN The
days ofmy boyhood when fighting
the wolf on the Hills Of Tradewater,
down in that heaven guarded conn.
try where the sky is bluer, the grass
greener and God and fIeayen nearer
than any other spot on this grecn
earth, side BY side of him for long,
long yoars through, hot and cold
through sunshine and through storm
storm did we together travel.
In all the relations OF life he was
every inch man. have seen him
tried undef all conceivable circum
stances okaowp bind to handle
hundreds Of 'dollars when only'fhes
stars watched and tho winds listened
aud told: yet nota single dollsr OF
other peoples money eyer stuck to
his fingers, he &as iudeed one OIL
Gods noblest works on bonesi mapr
Raised away down ia the Sunny
south, poliiically he ,was, o r. bel he
believed LIE Southern states had =
right TO secede IS he said from ''ti,e
poor white trash over iu the North
lie followed the fortunes of his
young mastor through all ihe lsnR
dark Years of our civil war; was pres 1
ent when lis flag went'dewifsforeyers
At Appomstiox. Physically he was
as brave a. man as ever walked tho
green Garth. NoIhiag ldaunted him.
no knew no SUCH word as, fear 10 the
bright r.iexico,r OF liis life. PYssibly
he cared less for, ,hislite. chan any msp
have ever kno WI. Perhaps hc had
"a liitlcto live Tor as any man and
he knew IT,. Life secmed TO be nil
behind him. Every thug he ;oyed
away of. IN the sunny south-thc
grave ofhis 1noiheroycr which the
birds sing their luIlsbies, every
recohection rof youth, ,home aud
tuother-all, ali 'iar rsway. Heskne,vs
he was a lonely old man the last OF
his dusky race. and life seemed 10
have no charms for him.
ilTe was not W hat the world calls
christian; yea verify he was man OF
'the world whose portions is inthisi
lie, sm not prepared to say where
he il tonight, bat Twill bet two 10
ono that hc Is content! III it'be fact
that there is a heaytn for us all there
iano man will walkAin the sunshineE
wiIhmore pleasure thanyheS hut y II
should turn out that only q pstted
and favored few OF all Gods children
should be,pcrmitied 10 walk its gol.
den paved streets, and eat Of iis fruit,
ON ,llcaven's own .inir tree and he is''
ordered with the great majority out
into eternal darkness, ! venture the
assertion that no man among those
teeming millions will do lees pgrumb.
ling than lie. {. lie. had bis virtues aud
they stood out more than prominent
.ly, he also had ms vicos and 5thoy
we're equally as prominent. lie was
no canting hypocrite, he sang no un-
certain song,ifyou had himunderyoar
iingerl you need not be.afraid.to look
around he would stick tlcre. You
always knew where to find him, there
was no spoculationjin the matter, he
spoks right, out in meeting and all The
gold OF the world coupled with it's
fickled honors could not move him.
lie was generous TO a fault, he.gavc
away. hundreds and died a pauper,
died without penny In his pocket
WAS buried i learn by charity. Such
Iaiate for such aNnaii q
l said before he had his Fanlts, hc
was as fond OF his toddy .aa q boy Of
hid first sweetheart; wheaIns his cup
hewde. HILARIOUS butnot Sqnarrelso,ne.
Whisky had fine effect on him, IL
seemed TO o.loosen hiss iong gue Iand dis.
pei the clouds from over his road.
way. II, added nothing to tho gen.
iaity of his lieart--nature exhausted
that in the making. .ez ~
lie was the best seyan up player ]
ever met, slswas, before lreformcd
aud turned Methodist, very good al
this world wide game nyseff, but be
could beat me and give me threein
thes game, IN fact FURNISHED nm
most OF his pocket changefor'sevora'
years lie always played square
galner there. WAS no chewing up jacks
or reiguing. III you beat, the pocket
change was yours,i he beat it was, his
this settled IL, no more no lesa, lryou
agreed 10 this IL was'iair wea.her, u
you demurred the fur would n.y. Hs
wasi,aiurally aud ny constant pracl
lice the biggest liar ! ever knew
joe Muihattali was a primary edi!ior
by the side OF him. II he talked ht
lied, when he did not Ito no was sil
ent--there is.no doubt about This. i
ne ever stumbled on tue truth 1t wa,