Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-09-28
In Memoriam.

or Louis Solomon, who died Septem-
Der It'll, 1883, aged foriy-three.
The memory of no man departed
this life, ever received sweeter, a
more complete embalmment than that
of Louis Solomon in the heart of the
Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias,
Wednesday, Sept. 9th. From the most
venerable down TO the youngest
member of the two noble Orders,
words of affection and profound
esteem went out TO honor the dead and
give token of emulation for the living.
Many citizens gathered at the resi-
deuce where the heart-inspired ell
oquence from these representative
men fell upon willing care, Init
mately associated with the deceased
for many years, | feel a strong incli-
nation to pay my personal tribute to
his memory. Speaking for the
Lodge, we, as surviving members,
will meet to do him what honor the
expression of our love and grief can
confer My admiration and regard
for Mr.. Solomon is such that. | feel
constrained TO offer my humble trib-
ute to his character. Him whom we
have seen, met and greeted for long
years, we shall see nc more in this
life. Though a citizen Of an tee
centric nature" so peculiar TO his ma
tionality, he was 10 less gentleman.
We cannot lose sight of the nobler
trTiaR Of hi character, which drew
hif&She public confidence and The
sweetness of nature that attached to
HIN q multitude of friends The
traits of his heart were no less dis
tiDguished than those Of his mind
His own private character was above
the whisper of censure or the shadow
OF reproach. lie had less of that
quality called policy than any other
man l ever knew. lie always spoke
what was uppermost in his mind,
and if this led him into blame he
had the manhood aud moral courage
to meet the consequences with the
proper amends. lie WAS rs thor
oughly honest man as l ever knew,
and that was the highest need &c
corded any one. My own acquain-
lance with the deceased dates back
through q number of years, and being
intimate with him 1 had right TO
count him my friend in the strict
sense of the term. 1t gives mo great
pleasure, now that he is gone, to bear
witness to his uniform. politeness,
kindness of manner and per onal
courtesy. His affection for his fam
lily was unbounded and shall never
forget the incubus of grief that set
tied over the stricken wife and chill
dren as they grouped around the bed
side of the dying husband and father.
What scene ii was to see how he
struggled to artigulale, " lille the FAM
lily stood in silence around the bed
side and saw the pickering lamp of
light burn low until it went out for
ever, and left that life in the darkness
Of the tomb wrapped in the silent
drapery of death. That add these
sentences at all is because | want to
show his family and friends how
greatly admired him and how inf
nitely doplore his loss. Gentle loving
Summer will soon be back again, but
the face, the form, the life and soul
have gone forever, never to return
again--while The ief,Istricken wife,
brothers and fatherless children who
were left 10 mourn his loss will shed
tears of ailectionate love in memory
of the departed loved one. Let us
try aud emulate his example, and by
so dong all the good to the sad and
forsaken Of our ncighbors, render.
ourselves as fit as be was to pass
through those gloomy portals beyond
which are the eternal homes OF the
just made perfect
II. NJ EDMUNDsoN.