San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-12-06
Adam N. Young.

apo'o named gentleman appears IN hhothei
column. He was our friend. we reciprocal.
ted his friendship, and we are unwilling 10
let the occasion pass with only the usual
formal announcement.
Mr.. Young was Of = prominent family OF
the Ohio valley. He grew up to manhood
in New Orleans, and spent several years IN
successful business at Galveston. Because
OF failing health he came to San Marcos
about six years ago. and resided here for
the most part ever since. For long time,
as will be remembered, he struggled hard
in such business efforts 90 tho state OF his
health would permit to maintain himself
ana family, though often baifled, still per-
sistinG, until he was quite unable to attend
to any business.
Reader, did you ever reflect on the dire
full blow to man of ability and high and
honorable ambition and sensitive spirit to be
thus stricken down in the prime of his days,
rendered helpless by incurable disease, com.
PEELED to lnger through long years Of hope
deferred, invoking the friendly touch of
death; aud worst of all, to suffer the jibes
and jeers (such is the unworthy way Of the
world of persons who would have hastened
to fiatter and follow him in his more pros
porous days? Such was the bitter cup which
was pressed to the lips of him whose fate
We deplore.
The deceased possessed superior mind,
marked and positive character and large
fund of knowledge derived from extensive
reading and experience in life. He was
sincere, earnest and cordial; quite incapable
of deception or duplicity-frank and manly
always. The human infrmites he some
manifested we believe were mainly the re-
suit Of the deep waters Of affection through
which he was called to pass during the lat
ter years of his life. He was misjudged
and misunderstood by not few, but he was
essentially true and noble man, bearing
protracted affections known to very few,
with wonderful hopefulness. fortitude and
His mental activity almost to the last mo-
ment was something marvellous, just be-
fore his last relapse he completed work on
the question of Prohibition, entitled ''rhe
Vital ISSUE" which would makea book of
almost an hundred printed pages. 1t was
published in sections in the Prohibition Ad-
vocate OF Dallas, and highly commended by
the editor as being eminently worthy of
publication in volume for general oircula-
ton. We earnestly hope yet to see this
done. 1t is due to the memory of one who,
almost on his dying bed. thus sought to
serve and bless his fellow men. His mind
WAS fully imbusd with the spirit of progress
and reform in regard to all the great ques-
tons before the people.
From having been reared in comparative
affluence, his trials were the harder for him
to bear. One with less will power, less ia
telligence, and less of the sustaining and
appliances with which he was
blest, would no doubt have died years since.
He often expressed to us his grateful sense
Of the kindness of all who remembered him
in his sickness, and especially of tho bless-
ings of the congenial home where the last
months OF his life were spent.
Up to within couple of years Of his
death his philoso phical speculations had led
him into skeptical views, bat under the
crushing hand of sickness and adversely,
like the prodgal he ''came to himself and
returned to the Christian faith, III which he
died. Yet he was the furthest
possible removed from all narrow sectar-
ian bigotry.
His funeral on Tuesday WAS attended by
many of his neighbors and friends. The
impressive burial service of the church Of
England was read by Rev. Mr.. Galbreath.
After the grave had been filled occurred a
most beautiful and touching incident. The
three older of his bright and promising
young children, who we're the special OBJ
jects of his love and pride, son aud two
each bearing wreath Of beauti-
full flowers, came forward with streaming
ing eyes and laid them on the grave of their
father. Never while life shall last can those
children forget that hour!
On his coffin was silver plate engraved
vi th the words, "At Rest" Yes, rest at
asst. He
sis in his grave;
After life's fitful fever, he sleeps we'll;
nothing
Can touch him fartherl"
Nothing of earthly i'll. But in accordance
with the faith which had sustained him. all
this is forgotten as be enters upon future
Of endless bliss, whore
sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
Are feared and felt no more"
Fame In FL Orida.