Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-13
IN MEMORY OF A MUCH LOVED
CHILD-THoMAs LESLIE
GARRETT,
Who Died at the Residence Of His
Father, Mr.. Isaac Garrett, near
Elmo, Ky, on Mar. 81. '9S.

Leslie was born the Sth of June,
1877, consequently was III his eleventh
year.
Having known and loved the man
" little fellow from his infancy, the
writer feels impelled bya spirit of
admiration to recoru few OF his
many lovely attributes of character,
which were SO often portrayed by
action and expression. Though his
life was so very short, yet to those
who knew and observed closely his
disposition and budding beauties Of
mind and heart, IL was truly beau
tiful little life. Full of childish af-
fiction for his associates, magnanim-
ity for their faults, and a parental
devotion, and il may be said rever-
ence that was beyond his years.
Gentle as girl-and yet firm and
manly when occasion demanded.
His affection for his mother and ODE
dent regard to the wishes of his
father, was a subject of repeated re-
mark by the writer as very remarka-
he, in one so young. These charac-
tcristics were so constantly shown
That they were innate, that they were
considered as the natural concomi-
tants of his very amiable disposition.
lie never seemed to grow tired OF
his mothers society, when others
his playmates-were off in pursuit of
fun, he would often prefer to re-
main with his mother and accompany
her in her domestic rounds of house.
hold duties, lending her his assistance
and often no doubt tightening her
necessary cares by his childish pratt
tie. Yet though he often appeared
to prefer her company to theirs, lie
was a favorite with all his school
mates, and when it was known that
his pure and gentle spirit had taken
its flight, and left to their vision on
ly its tenement of clay, there were
many who shed tears of sorrow be-
cause he would no more cheer then
with his happy smile and innocen
laugh.
With perhaps few exceptions Les
lie was the most amiable of boys.
Proverbially kind to all even to tn
servants-who all loved him.
For his years he was unusu
ally thoughtful of the feeling
of others. During his long illness h
bore his suffering without complaint
The disease of which he died beinI
general dropsy the result of hear
disease, his effort TO breathe was q
times distressing, being unable to la
down-yet with the patience of 10
and the fortitude of Roman he wa
rarely if ever heard to complain G
his affection. For weeks he swal
lowed all the medicines prescribe
for him, often with very irritabl
stomach, with but small objection
but after a two weeks sojourn q
Dawson Springs from which he wa
induced to expect much benefit, an
returning in much worse conditio
than when he left home, he lost a
confidence in any treatment, then h
became rebellious to medicine in eN
cry form and objected to taking
but was persuaded to do so, TO tn
last.
lie loved his teacher devotedly an
was fond of his Studies and entere
enthusiastically into competition wit
his fellows for the various prizes o.
fered by his teacher.
lie was the special pride of hi
mother and almost her idol; and h
affection and reverence for her WI
the subject of remark by the intima
friends of the family as very remarl
able for one of his age.
Though not eleven years Of az
Leslie exhibited an extraordinai
aptncss for business, and if he ha
lived to reach manhood would hay
been successful man of bushes
and before the meridian of life oil
of wealth and influence. Yet he W
generous hearted and opened handt
with his associates. His memo
was "nmarkable, he never forgot
prom L. made him, or to comply wi
his own. lie died Instantly fro
heart failure. Ills parents have Il
deepest sympathy of the entire cor
munity. All words of comfort fro
mortal lips are stale and useless, b.
the promises of the Master are {
healing, and their friend can on
point them TO Him who has promise
to give them strength to bear eve
trial. BE ready my friends to me
your Angel boy when the summo
comes TO join the great majority b
yon1 "The River"
Their Friend,