The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-09-29

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affected only himself. He was un-
selfish; his fellow man, his State and
his County suffered no detriment at his
hands. He who takes him as an exem-
plar in this life, must be true and faith
full to his county and his fellow-citizens.
1t is beautiful to feol that the tribute
we now lay at his bier Is inspired by a
faithful, useful and heroic life.
l.. w. sIMKIKs, ESQ.
Mr.. Simkins said: I desire, may 1t
please your Honor, as one of the younger
brethren of the deceased, the privilege
OF dropping my memorial bloom how
ever simple. upon his funeral bier; to
recall for an instant some pleasing char
acteristics of his that strike the inyenu-
Gus heart of youth. Coming a
tive stranger into his community some
two years since, L was not slow to know
that beneath an exterior somewhat Off
hand and blunt, there throbbed Il heart
warm with the impulses of Christian
charity and hospi,ality-he was truly IA
man "given to hospitality;" tho stran-
ger was oft within his gates, and mt his
generous board, felt himself Mt home.
And then, too, n he left us, J have
reflected, L trust, not without profit, up
on that prominent virtue of his already
alluded to-his singular devotion to
principle. He was indeed, your Honor,
a man iron nerve to true occasion
true" ono
"Who never sold the truth to serve the
Mr. patter'd with Eternal God for
power"
In this respect, his steadfast adher-
once to principle, how worthy Is his
character of emulation by us younger
members of our noble profession. Yes;
not by US alone, but by the youth of the
whole land! How appropriate, and
what nobler words can be said of any
man; how appropriate to him the lines
of the Poe L%a'lreate:
Whatever record leaps to light"
He shall be slammed"
Others longer with him in the legal
ar"ua have spoken of his mental endow-
ments. He had wcll-pigh withdrawn
himself from the conflicts Of the forum
when 1 entered here; but IN nv inter-
course with him 1 think that l discover
ed that his was not u mind that wasted
itself in useless theorizlng. but was OF Il
prac. ical bent. There was little ornate
or supertiuous about it; it was direct
and simple. Ie was erich in saving
common sense, and as the greatest only
are, in his simplicity 3, blime." His
was not a life of die meditation, he was
no mere dreamer of great dreams, but
his life was rather one OF sterling ac-
tivity-his life was work, his language
riFp will frtrr,l ,,,,u bnu., rr,,,,
life.
Such, gentlemen, was he. Ills work
is done. Lot his example stand to mako
the soldier firm, the statesmen pure.
Nor your Honor blame death because
he bore
"The use of virtue out Of earth;
! know that transplantcd human worth,
Will bloom to profit otherwherc."
.CiTOE
May it please your Honor:--I will not
let this occasion pass without also adj
ding my humble tribute of respect to
the worth and memory of our departed
brother, and heartily endorsing the
resolutions submitted to your Honor,
touching loss sustained by this Bar and
County. II. speaking of those who have
gone from ~ forever, we natu. ally in
dulgc in rctrrSpcction. Well do I re-
mcmOc the first time 1 visited this
Court House, just 81 Years ago, before j
had commission TO Ctand in this forum.
Then Col. Todd was in the first flush and
rigOr of young manhood; but in that
short period only one of that Ban re-
mains here now to answer your HonOr's
call from the docket. The sons minis
ter in the places of their fathers, and the
faces and voices of long ago are no
longer seen or heard within these walls.
Col. Todd was marked for his great
decision Of character. There was no
MISLEADING or miscalculating how or
where he stood. On all questions he
was decided and unwavering; true and
devoted to the cause he ~espoused. In
this arena he was a generous and manly
opponent. In the affairs of his country
he was 10 q marked degree public spirit
cd, and fully alive to the interest and
progress of his country. Such n man,
in these times, will be missed and the
bereavement is the loss to this commu-
nifty Of one who, in peace n war, was
ever ready to render an unseltish SER
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long and weary confirt, he came back
to his home and people, not with vain
regre 8 and repininGs, but to work and
make the most and best of tho wreck
which the war had left. To the day Of
his death he bore and suffered in his
person the effects Of that war, from
which he mover Iully rallied. To-day it
may truthfully be written on the stone
which marks his resting place, "died of
wounds received in the service of his
country" In his professional life, he
ever maintained II high sense of honor,
and among his fellow-citizens he has
left an unsullied name. There is no
better legacy hat could be b%cQucathcd
to them who mourn his departure.
M. HOLMES, ESQ.