Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-07-24
In Memoriam.
Cincinnati Trap and Trigger.
Office of NATIONAL FERTILIZER CO.,
Nashville Tenn Horcb II 1876

D. Walker Williams, OF Ringgold,
Tennessee, is dead. These words con-
vey little meaning to strangers to his
name, but to his mother to whom he
was most devoted son, and to the host
OF his neighbors and friends, all of
whom were devoted to him, they are
full OF sorrowful significance. Simple
rs child, gentle as mother, coura-
geous as lion, chivalrous as knight
Of the golden age, he won the hearts Of
all he met. Few who read these lines
have had the pleasure Of meeting him.
To those who have not, it will convey
some conception of his character to de-
scribe him as typical American forest
and field sportsman, and enthusiast in
whatever he engaged, manly in every
sense, frank and open as the day, and
rs generous as he was frank and manly.
He was a man, whom dead, one can
praise without stint, and yet not incur
the charge of adulation by any one who
knew him living, and knew how uni
versally he was loved. An heir to
wealth, he followed the fortunes of the
confederacy, private in the ranks, ali
through its ups and downs, till its final
misfortune and collapse. 1t was the
rare good fortune OF the writer to be
associated with him in forming the nat
ional association for the protection of
game, birds and fish, at St. Louis, last
year and at the first meeting OF the as
ISOLATION in Chicago last month. At
the st. Louis meeting he was on the
committee on resolution, and in the
celebrated contest in that committee
on resolutions, and in the celebrated
contest in that committee over the
question of spring shooting ducks, and
afterwards in the convention, was firm as
adamant against the practice. A matter
of principle or of conscience was with
him matter of life and death. Such
a man in the enjoyment of wealth, of
which he made no vain show, could not
be otherwise than philosophical He
was an enthusiast at the trap as well as
in the field, and he bore defeat and &C
cepted success with the same manly
equanimity. 1t goes as a logical conse-
lquence, that man of this stamp and
caliber, would not be content with mere
powder burning, bird killing, or brick
breaking in the field or at the trap. He
was a living exemplifcation Of the
maxim that the busiest men have the
most leisure. He was therefore q
patron of all the best periodicals devo-
ted to stream and field sports, and was
among the earliest unsolicited subscri.
bers to this paper. He looked forward
with fond anticipation to visit to Gin.
cinnati, to attend the Bandfe tourna
ment, this month OF July. 1t was about
the 10Th OF June, and Immediately after
his return from Chicago, where he had
attended the national convention, anC
the tournament of the Audubon club
that he suddenly dropped dead while
walking in his garden. One of hi
: neighbors, wrighting of the sorrow owe.
/, their loss, says 81 do not believe ther,
will be gun fred now. in this count,
this season." At the Chicago tourna
ment causual visitors singled him GU
for notice among hundreds OF others
: and not knowing his name, spoke q
: him as "that fine looking, good nature,
! man." And now that he has found tn
rest we all shall find, let us while W
;, condole with his bereaved friends, ais
rejoice with them on the rich inheri
lance he left them of sweet memor
of his sterling manhood.