The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
APRINCEHAsF FALLEN.
In Memory of Mai. d. W. Jones, our Esteemed
Friend

In Memory of Mai. d. w. Jones, our Esteemed |
Friend
BY MRS. NJ. G. WRITTEN.
A prince has fallen! Not mid sciences of war, |
When Mars rides fearless on his blOOd-Stained |
car;
When reeking victims mark his dreadful
reign,
And banners trail above the conquered slain.
He fell as only fall the good and true;
As sinks weary child whose tasks are
through
Leaning, like him of old, upon his saviOrs
breast,
Peacefully, so peacefully he sank to rest.
A chri, tain without guile. In his hearts
shrine
He ever wore that image all divine;
Proved to his fellows how sublime the art,
To wear the gentle Christ within the heart.
Mid rural haunts, far from his cherished
home,
In quest of ease, awhile he thought to roam.
Grateful he breathed the gentle, perfumed air,
Aud fondly gazed ON blooming meadows fair.
About his couch were those he loved most
dear
He little thought the parting hour SO near.
The breeze that kissed his cheek With odor-
| Gus breath,
Bore ON its wings the white-robed angel, deSth.
That pageant woodland bower was holy
| ground,
Where waiting angels seemed to hover round
That chosen rural spot with heaven SO nigh,
Seemed fitting place for Gods own child to
ipe.
He will be missed. Weep by his lowly bier
Since he, an Israel Prince, is shrowded here;
Ills meet that flowing tears your eyes dim
should
Weep for orphaned ones, but not for him.
Oh, shed no tear for him. No, better far
Mourn the freed bird that breaks its prison
bar,
Or the glad captive from his cell released,
Than mourn for him whose sufferingS now
have ceased.
Yes, weep for those who through earths bar
rem land
Must walk henceforth without his guarding
hand;
While he, unfettered, joins the angel thronG
Who sing redemption's ever-glorious song.
Toombs Sues Negro Porter.
From the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
The habitues of the old Kimbal
House remember William Gaines, thu
, polite and dudish porter with TIT
mutton-chop whiskers, who always
became the factotum of Gen. Rober
Toombs wren that distinguished gen
tleman was a guest of the hotel. l
3 was the especial duty of William Il
o see that every wish and commission
, of the grand old Boanerges was faith
l fully executed, and to say that Will
, lam proved himself perfect, thougl
offcolor, Mercury is not putting to
f fine a point upon his fidelity and agil
ity. These relations led to kindlines
on the part of the General and conf
r dence on the part of William, so niue
!. so that the latter, ambitious to rails
:, his own vines and fig trees, applied t
the General to aid him in getting hol
S of piece of land on Fort street. Th
: General agreed, the land was bougt
v with the Generals cash, and Willia1
a executed his deed to the General as 81
: curity for the ultimate repayment {
the purchase money. But the Kin
a ball fell prey to the flames, an
= William was thrown upon tickle r
: sources of sporadic jobs of work. IL
financial affairs became crampe !, an
y he was forced to default in his pa,
d ments to the General. Now come
:. the General into court and files hi
n to eject William from the premise
and to make him account for mesr
Il profits at the rate of $50 per annun
vt 1t now behooves William to scrape u
e his resources and settle with the Gel
It eral, and it is intimated that if he SUI
ceeds in doing so the General wi
D. abate any claim he has for the enhan
ed value of the property or the rem
he now demands