The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-05

cAifarxn have lnss .cxisx. nu,ose h1uanze
az1 Enxher: sa1 shnf 10 thea Ne rrspecf-
IE.iy fendes She axuuEAnce Of or p<uso9nd
kesssrss. mar eoyy of tAese proeees-
ms - tz1y presented 20 tie keresvesa
fzzzziy q our late CHIEF snxkiSse-
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sell That these reenzz<z1:zs - snrer1
zpou the ssz1rnai ef tbs eoust. and xkaf 3
eerSt4ea eopy Of these processsinxx. under
the ssA g cur eDzrs. may BE forwarded 20
tie tar1sly ef the GeeeAsed
There ARE few instances il whirh death
II not SO uEwrseerne sfssto<. The high a.
VEL ~ The 5au- the al aeuT e. wei e the
p1ers sAE<zzsr ~ she xsxhs OF his x7ln
FFFss1es, ard turn the face 70 the WALL
us. the stroSe whieh sends The mortal
sssafs may Tot se seez-seldon does be
cross sh-seaoid yhar bis es1it il nes FOL
lnEed with tears and ss--slu Sei6om
f&Et &c Dos nut bre1k CD sorAs bod Of
promise. Blight some bright hope and bot
QUE sefsTsr sosae brilliant profBecr
Ehese eeRersl reflections are peculiarly
Illustrated In the death OF tsnief Justice
bp5e--Savlng been am0aE "a bat short
tsr1e. bone Of fsiose bitter .nsinoxifie< rad
BEEN eugeudsred that sometimes make
AEe bszTHEa. his cgleS aud Haoessrasiye
derzea1er had secured him the
resp@cr Of everyone, bis HrsssuraIng
Jet eignEsed Hsanzer Of presiding
enwnesations at his conceptions OF the IAN
bad wor for hiEz the admiration ct his bar,
sHd Il hts LIE had hecn srzred. / have no
doubt be w0uld have been the recipient
of deeper and stronger feelings EVERY
prospect lsy before him: bat Just IS he had
entered into his new field. fail Of beautiful
Eoasrs. his strength began 10 fail him, tsasf
as hts hands bad grasped the FIRST blossoms
IN the fru3ti0n OF his hopes lust as Their
were gathering the lnGrel and the bay
WIZ which 20 crown him. the learned and
righteous judge, the blossoms ard the
tanned TO cypress. and were Laid over q
heart that would nsser tfrob again. and
upon forehead from which the mind had
Town forever
HIS life, fuIl OF honor ard its rewards.
might well have continued 20 the allotted
tiny which, In spite o. ourselves, seems 10
determine cur downsiftings and uprisings.
was enyioas OF the crown OF the Judge
over that Of the lawyer and the statesman,
ana sn9fe him 70 fhe groand. Q stranger
In q strange land.
The only tears 10 TALL upon his bier were
those OF his beloved wife and one son. All
Others were strangers or the friends Of .
day
Els remafns were taken back to the
hone OF his boyheod and manhood, there
To De inferred BY the friends who had spent
their lives with him, and who esteemed
ard loved him IS his merits deserved.
tndef these circumstances IL would be
useless for me. stranger, and yet little
less stranger than the other members of
the bar. to attempt 20 pronounce euls-
GUM upon this man.
II Is sufficient to say that the whole bar
OF tire great state Of Pennsylvania looked
upcn him as one OF their brightest lights.
A sudious lawyer--one of the very best. IL
not, indeed. the best in all the south
western part of the state-an elo-
queat advocate, an exemplary hus-
band aud father. and an upright
man. Add 10 this his short yet useful
career in the national congress, and we
have before as the outlines of swell-spens
life. Astounding in splendid fruifagc.
When stricken down his measure of honor
Was fall to oyerfowing, and he leaves 10
his p0sferity an inheritance OF rich memo-
ries that cling around his name, Ike the
fragrance OF roses around the fragments OF
the broken vase.
SPREAD on THE MINUTES.
Judge Burke instneted the clerk % spread
these tributes TO the memories OF the late
chief justice upon the minutes OF the
court, and, as q marx of respect. the court
was adjourned TO O'Clock this morning