The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-05-17
]. P. Benjamin.

gcnce that this great man was no
more. He had, it is true. been all.
ing for several months, and his
physicians had insisted on bis alb.
rnptly closing his brilliant career.
But he had retired to his beauti-
fnl home in Paris, and was sur
rounded with all that care and
love aud wealth could give to al
leviate and improve his condition,
and it was hoped that he would
yet be spared many years to enjoy
the fruits Of a well spent life.
| We doubt whether in the histo-
ry of any distinguished American
can be found such q wonderful ca
reer as that of Mr.. Benjamin. In.
deed, the whole story of his life
reads like a romance of Oriental
creation. From the time when
his parents brought him, o hand.
some boy, to their new home in
South Carolina to the day when.
honored by all, he quietly passed
away in his palace-like home in
the gay city of Paris. the scene
was ever shifting, and the hero
was rising, step BY step, from one
we'll earned station until, while
yet in the prime of life, great law
yers, orators and statesmen hailed
him as their leader. ftt
The tale of his life has been so
often told that 1t has become al.
most trite, but never uninterest.
ing or uninstructive. How the
obscure boy grandly fought his
way, without family influence,
without money, without other
aid than his own iudomitable spir.
it aud the mighty genius with
which he was gifted, and how he
mastered the science of law by
untiring labor; how he became
Tho hrill;art ,aw ver ana tho nro.
fo,,d statesman has heen told
= o.;n ond ao.in
IT.. rrototvne svident,v was the
late Prime Minister Of Great Brit.
o;n ,rot a;.sim;lar wara N, lives
~ pooconsoa,J and Rep;om;n
roth .ommo,.od ,;fa w;th,nt finn
nv ;,anenco hoth overcame mar.
~ =, ,,ro;,a;ees AGAINST THAR roce
ho,b met and rose sunerior 10
thosc obstacles which are insene.
ra,,le rom such careers both he.
cama the greatest orators Of their
rosnectivs poonlo :. recognized
stotasman w;thout snneriors- and
no .h;ofs Of Tho Cah;nots of groat
...;ons
nY,o sa,;.., oo;r,s; IN Tho l;se of Mr..
par;am,n NAV be ranidlv sketcl..
"a IT. mos horn n Tho West Tn.
,,;os - 1910. cama 20 tho limited
s,a,as 4, ,s1e stua;aa a. yale
College. was admitted to the New
orlea,s bar in 1894. became at
600 ,ha hood 30 Tho vounr har
and ohta;nod . h;ul, nos;tion as n
L snd orotor. 10, oor,v ono
,a.a. IS .ho nraot wh;o
80. 80 Ion;.;ano. wos a,ected
~ H. Ior;s,ot,ro to tho cousti.
tu,;ona, convention of 1s45. and
=, ,ho ooo Of forty was sent TO the
TTu,,oa s,.,os sonate. was re.
',,a.sa l. 1eco. ros;o,aa when
Ya,,;s;.aa soooded. was made Al.
.ornar.cansrol 81 tho Coufcdera.
49,. ,son saoro,arv of War. then
S... 80 s,.to wban tho
,,.r o,osed bo made his escane to
r,or;do. ,hon n tho West Indies |:
.,,o, want - T,ondon. There. for
4. ,rh;,o no s,,nnortod bimself BY
writing for Tho pr.ss. meanwhile
aro,or;,o h;mself hv work. nicht
"a ,,av for that wonderful Ca
80 - :. ,ha rncl;ah bar which has
a,,,avod tho world. At the are of
ae~-s;x be commenced the prac.
,;as s af ,aw !, Iondon. nepniless.
sn,oar sS faro;gners. and under a
s.s.ar, os law ~ which be had
s;.har.o hoon almost a stranger.
T. a,most ;,crod;hlv short time
~ 80, .,,lv mosterod the technic.
..,:.s,aa - 49, oommo, law.