Telegram-herald., 1888-02-19


r-csly. Al5sis ss have no conrtisrs 10 Tree
America, We do stsemgt % preserve GER
,.in .ars of caste after al. bat. mind you.
Il i szc-edinzIy dincalt But here IN the
osrt Of shis country. whieh the eastern
ioaraals delisbE ia dsn0minating the Wild
md wooll7 ~sst.n there seems to De some
thlax "a The vsry AR that prevents any DIS
tinc4ion except IA society. And Society
il.els has mighty hard time Of Il. The
ether night. Al bal Ia this city. | saw mis-
trsas aud maid d4neing IN the same eotil1on
--mors. I saw . well known hack driver.
sad he was q hoeing Vt Il down with the
bsat on sm. - sal0us Jehu said
sTis a strange ~ Grid. my masters, and We
nYs IN the ssrzngest part OF Il.
sorashos it seems almost impossible for
me 70 -rits . word about the death OF my
old friand "Nssby" Ia bis life be was
man ia whose presenes / always wanted 70
al and hsteu. and now that be Is dead and
zone seem to hear his words
Of wisdom still. You have heard
Bob Inxsraol lecture and you re-
member how his eloquenes thrilled
vou. and hlIed you, whether yog believed IN
his reasoning or not / have sat with
Messy in his library. and listened and lis
tened. unal daylight stole unconsciousiy
upon us and never tired Of bis slcquence.
Words OF vii and wisdsm fell from his
tongue As easily a. though be bad written
o1t his theme. No matter whether the sub
l-ct uas literature. politics. ART, musc or
the manifold problems of life he always had
.omethinx new, something interesting 10
,ay. To the ten thousand tributes 10 David
K. Locke a. an sstho-. humcrist, sstisist
and poet. csn add but little. bat do want
10 ssysword for friend whom valued
- highly that I 90 not want 20
bslievs that snsll nsvar hear bis voice
nx.in. Before m8 lie some hundreds OF
euloesstic opinions from famous journalists
and prom. nsnt statesmen All over this conn-
try as to the value OF the life and services
Of David Ross Locke. ! shrink from the
effort Of saying what has been better said
by more worthy pens than nine lhs
niartyred Lincoln knew and loved ''Nssby"
and appreciated bis noble work u the cause
OF tns Union. In tive pages Of tributes TO
his memory which appeared IN the Toledo
Bfs{c on the day be died. last Wednes-
dsg. there are sGch names as Rev.
r. Dewitt Talmsge. Rutherford b.
HAYES. George w. Peek Of Milwaukee.
Charles A. r. Shepard. Of Lee & shepard.
Boston. Senator Allison. Of lows. Hon An
drew sAumsn, elitor OF the Chicago Jour
al and Anna Dic<inson. All Of these and
handreds OF others telegrsphsd thei. opin-
ions of ais worth 10 the world
Tain4ss ssid. "Hs did more than any
other msn 70 brighten the gloom OF war
times"
Peck. ths Muwsukss bumorist said.
His love ior his friends vas ss boundlsss
~ the ocean"
wm. Henry Smith. Of the Associated
Press. said. HIS death IS an insrprsssibls
i,,ss % journalism"
Anna Dickinson said. God bless hin
Who. living, aid 50 much Tor his ousoas'
poor
While fhs lsss sd rites were being PER
formed over "Easby'' yesterday I speni
some hoars overhRaling an oid letter box
side By side with NJ. Locks's personal let
tsrs a. me we're several from tae brilliant
woman quoted above. Forums once thrsv
me IN q posisicn vhsrs couid belrieud and
bs hsfrien5sd by bcta these gifted persons
ard vsssrsav. whils ths brgat sun ws'
speedily melting srsv ths frosls Of Winter
bent over thsse leiters ard. mstsphoricalI5
81 lssst shawsred flowers on the grave o'
u h Locke. And I am sure thar Anaa
Dickinson dia the same in Der Psunsyi
vsnia home. And lst me say riebt aeEs ihs
little Anns Dickinson. In her way. be.
done a. much for this krsas country a
"Nasby' did ia his-only she vas . 10
man and could scarcely be expected % push
assde her enemies and trsmple under foo
tho.e sbo trisd ,o crnsh Der ss did ''Nssby
Pete vss ADnas pet nsas for Locke
We'll. Pete died AID eff million sns
kassis ssil poor. Rat &c thsy ulest Ct
There and Eet into discussion over th'
Drama ia vsger they make he angel
lsugh.
yen are ~ welcome a. the sovsrs .
Nsv was afeu ~f-rcie Dsve'sn xreptin.
rbe- frisua cs1as 10 ais eisVsnt home II
rolsds. Hs aitn't leave yon 70 make your
ELF Sc horre he made Ecu 81 homl
hi-,self HIS ir.erest - = serrg ffis0s
vs. fhst cf = isfter Re wanted ~ ss
"new-nacar nsu '-hs bad IA use for Iaur
nslisss = Siz big -succse8. Re Ia.
heen vonierlalr successful IN bis lsts
years. bat be remembered he STRUGGLES q
bls younrsr ~esrs. and ~ seemed 70 tax
Krcsf niessnrs IN giving god sdVscs 2
vourrrr members ef the icur1siistic crsi'
Fer n1r rart eeltera taczss peetrv ~
isvs long sfsr the -NsSeTr lefiers sre ior
sotter. NJ ere n this generefion hs
vr.ite1 a sweefer ccen thsn 81
aanusb Jrre r fa8 of tends
senffnsnt snd e seiis sn car ira. fale .
hls swn hfe-which h- has afsn rsiatsd =
ne. Nan q the worl8 a. ae wss. BE hsd
r~sirious sfde 70 his nsinrs. snd r.rv msn-
.f As aeyesaSnsl ayaas are sung n =.