The Chickasaw messenger., 1888-08-23

/ FOR dissipation and rowdYism, when
vice and profanity characterized the
conversation of the idlers who assem-
bled there See what a change the
energy and force ofcharacterOl Of this one
man has wrought not only in society
but be has marked his progress on the
landscape. IN the heart of the will
derness he has built up a temple cfI
learui x. around which churches have
been erected. attended by congrega-
ti0n- Of orderly and substantial cit
izens. while annually from the walls
of Tocopola college he has sent out
cul waited worth through the length
aud breadth Of the land to beauitfy
and adorn society and but for the
piety ard patience of his noble edu-
cat0I. these Young men and women
would have gown up in ignorance
IKE noxious ser =. 'lstead Of flowers
booming in beauty under the cul =
5ation of 3 master workman's skill.
We are 81 'ange beings. A man
|. may led re Of purity and useful
. ness, devo irg h's best DAYS 10 eleya-
~ TIE 4ndlrd Of humanity and
RUE, out 'et the foul breath of slam
. de whisper word e.,ainst Is good
, name, len the mirror tina. reflects
his good deeds is elouded, and the
multitude is re.dy TO hurl m from
'fa peue, al OF popular esteem. How
) htuan it's ,c.ycruei j Christ and re-
, ease Ba a0bIs Scarcely less worthy
a. regard are the o her gentlemen, the
o. pub seem to censI'e. Or. Newell
f IS a CHRISTIAN gentleman lat would
e te an ornament TO his profcs sion any,
! wi e. Mr. Abbev is an energetic
A businc. man OF scholarly a.tainments.
NJ. Sfive is a mechanical genus who
ha1 dsyo.cd his mind to Uscfel idyen-
ons. The high moral standing Of
j. these gentlemen il seems, had no
4 weight wi n he citizens who met and
passed r. ,olu ions, doubtless intended
q, , Q lido popular Sc iment in synloa
~ with DR.. Thomas, yet WAC allied
to appoint committee Of irqa.ry a,
4 ) the character or an,ecCdeu,s of the
g deceased, who may be using an ALA
ss we have ONE reasons to believe
Fer he lted he was son of Gen
4 Je Thomas, of Georgia, for WHOM
Thomas ,)un v was naTed. As this
wr..er is fami'icr with the h sto. v o
Gel. Jett Thomas and his descendants
. l unhesi At lgly deny that Gen. Jet
. Thomas left a son, but only two dangh
~ :, Ms. FranFlin and Mrs. Howard
:ts latter is sin alive. The fOrme
has a son in Aus ls.a, Ca, and adausl
; ter residing in Athens, Ca, who is
. distinguished artist and with WHOM
/ am personally acquainted.
. This Dr. G. w. Thomas was doubt
IL IS a fraud ld impostor He elaine
IA ID be wealthy, vet had not a dollar i
d money, and the drafts for large sum
: of money he said he possessed wer
il blanks when examined. Tine bag G
u diamond proved when lbmittcd {
.v he test of science by Or. Little, geOl
Il ogist of the State University, TO b
n only crystalized quartz of no NOR
= value than sand. There is noun
Of taia near Hot Springs, Ark, wher
,r i, )ns OF such diamonds can be gathered
"a Ald 50 fa,, all that is known Of ID
70 Thomas is that lie t. reached 0xtor
H. 'Om Ken dcky I'd Ohio proving hiI
NJ q fraud aud deadbeat and from sYer
,e act of his life knowl to any one i
IL his Sta's, he was cOnsumma,e vii
~ Ian and scoundrel, who refused
n give a9y accom-. Of his past life or an
/. clue TO his identi 7, aud who svoide
d towns and ei.ies. His ma iner excite
10 in he minds of every one who ms
n hi n feeling Of distrus., and a belit
10 that he was fugitive from jus,ie
/. and only II rustie family like NJ
p. Shive's who never suspected evil of an
" one, especially one so devoted chri
= tian, would have been so grossly d
H. ceived and it does seem strange to
ii disinte 'es,ed outsider, that publ
IL clamor would sacrifice the reputs ioi
n i Hot ths lives Of good and v'rtuot
hs citizens for We " etch who h;
er passed into eternity renembe red +,
81 no single virtue, but heinOus Grim
.ts | might add here that heard it viii
" pered that possibly an essence of pol
ties was m ed up in this indignatiC
MI to move public sentiment again
popular Sheriff who is considered a
obstacle diaicult OF removal in Il
way of some one else's aspira, on