The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-01-01
IN MEMORY OF W. D. HAYNES.
By II. II. HypEh.

lhat might tgramathegra N athiRally Sing OF one
J vi MN with whom hays tften In ohlldhool
run,
AS ! stand now on the verge of Times rollinl
. years
With mine eyes sdtIused, as It were, with sor
rows tears,
And And lament and mourn In the memory OF one
with whum long ago In llfe's journey begun
m memory uiW. ~ Haynes, whom from A child
| knew To be soclable, manly and mild.
HIS uoble sic died wheu he was but n youth.
Anu knew hin never In lie 70 q lle-untruth
He came up like all men who have proved
themselves great,
From the humble stoOp OF poverty's gloomy gate
lhe greatest benefactOr the world has ever had
In tneir youth were with the rags Of poverty
ClnrinnRtus was laborlng In the field at home
When called to take charge of the 4 eat Grmy al
Rome
The greatest minds that ever graced a nation
Have mostly come from thu gates of privation
lie knew " ell that bright jewel he possessed
Aud he started Oht in youth ITS Writ Q 10 test.
For an ucation he had strong esire
lhhl burned In his breast Ike Quenehiess fire
And he ~as blessed with au indOmitahle Will,
superior intellect, genius aud ski |.
| He had always had a desire for something great
Anu only with the best society would he mate.
II seems that In the distance bright star he
| beheld,
Amt on towards it by strong desire he was
propelled,
Notwithstanding with many difficulty he met,
He had his compass fort star unreversibly set
His harque was launched on Times tempest.
uOus SEA,
And had every sail set, as It were, for the lee.
Ger his books, from day to day, he arduously
| pOred,
TIL his mind with ancient and modern lore was
ored.
master mind, as philosopher he had
Add was with the gieanings of the worlds his.
| tory clad.
His reasoning powers were irdescribably great,
Aud with the most profound was not afraid TO
debate
He was great man amo x the greatest Of men,
win far.outreaching. anticipating ken,
| Ana was always ready all to accOmmoda e,
Ana he would Oh the very humblest servant
| wait.
Every one who did know him was willing to
That he was gentleman OF the very highest
| tuie.
With the majesty OF an autocrat he was blessed,
| Ann all the shades If refinement he did possess
! He bOwt d, as II were, NJ his cunnecti n'sthroue
An was kind husband aud father round his
| h arthstone.
He oved his companion as few husbands could,
With an affection that could scarcely be under
| stood.
But | think that she his love much more re-.
| turned
From the way she to HIM in his Affections
turned.
With her do most heartily sympathize,
As she watched over him, Of an angel thought,
Ana surely aglimpse Of one In her face caught
| bio say an angel2 Yes. an angel of light:
Her heavenly thoughts iu his she tried to indte.
He had protessed religion many years ago,
| But sometimes Gods children get Under clouds,
YOU know,
And are often times tempted down to Jordan's
blink,
But never knew one who's in earnst to sink.
She pl ad with him as no other pussibly could,
| For she his wants better than OfhRr uOdar.
| stood.
His diversified labors, with his mental strain,
| Proved entirely too much for his b'dy and brain.
| His prulr rt q labor aud greHi mental friction
| Surely brought on him incurable aiil tctiOn.
| But When II was too late he then did realize
| That he had his beiug or Others sacrificed
lie vase distinguished lawyer among lawyers
! great,
And had wisdom his problems graphically to
| state
His judiciary work was well planned aud sys.
tematzed.
And by all who were interested highly apprized.
He administered his business with precision,
And was always ready and willing to give Just
decision.
With all that ever assembled with him In court
He was never known, Oi the humblest, ~ make
sort.
He lived ana acted in life far above reproach.
And never was known on others rights to en-.
| CrOach.
Ii seems that he had no III feelings In his breast
Although in court he had had many contest
| saw him when he did upon his death-bed lay
Aud he had Of all bat the kindest words TO say
vi Honorable Thomas Curtin he spak, a time
| or two,
With whom he had more than any other to do
OF him, in the very lOftieSt terms, he spoke,
Notwithstanding they given each other, ir
court, stroke;
But the last word that heard he did OF Tom sa,
Was this lie the brightes lawyer ofthe day
OF him in the very kindest terms he sl'ake,
| ib.,I vataIh hair N fha n
tain slake
With him have been much, but in life neve
he rd
Him say privately of mortal any unkind word
lie had no desire throughout his probation
For ny vain, superficial ostentatiOn.
Graceful, logical aud rhetorical was his speech
With u commanding irresistible reach.
His lnAtchless worth will never be we'll under
stood.
lt'll neer be ehis,led in marble or sketched ii
wOud,
There's never yet been built monument 0
fame
, Lofty enough on which to emblazon his name
Heaven-p0lnting monuments would fail hi
worth to tell
II tire.tongued and on 1t vast years weuld dwell
Nor could Milton In an epic poem write,
Aud show us his grandeur and worth in
proper light
After scanning heavens apocalypse for val
years.
And analyzing the bottles of martyrs tears,
Neither Miton's pen nor that OF celestis
scribe
D Could the imaged likeness of God in man d.
scribe;
Nor could 1t be by Milton or an angel stated,
0 When in the image and likeness Of God created
OH that | had wisdom and heaven-hre
tongue,
Like the morning stars that, at the creation
sung.
Here the power OF words and rhetoric are vail
8 And they have no meaning his great worth
explain.
= Here eloquence and applauding elaboration
J. Are humbled or awed INTO humiliation.
n Neither Golconda's diamonds nor Orpher's pul
" WITH all the bright stars that are in heaven
i. vault scrolled.
And embems and allegorles are but as mist,
" That are away by the bright morning SUNBEAM
y kissed,
which leave neither glimmcring shadows n
tracks behind,
BY which man could possibly glimpse OF hi
II d.
nor songs Of love or deguerreotyping sunbear
Nei her gurgliug fountain, murm ring brot
nor stream,
: II possessed with tongues, could in any wise Il
81 OF he
Who was such matchless picture of dignity
II all his traits were together concentrated,
There is no language by which they couid
stated.
His name will linger in mans mind many yea
vet to come,
When the names of his sch0olmales are au
mantine, dumb
The name Of a good man no hend can destro
II all his venom against him he d employ,
. lie might be banished 10 the Patmos isle,
y And til, re he'd scan heavens apocalypse all
awhile
Then he might be dungeoned In prison OF roc
And his feet -.ade d0nbly sure In the iron stoc
Il Then doxologies he sing at midnight, prison
II ZONE,
That would make the prisoners dream of fr'
dom anu home
When the midnight assassin's actions are
closed,
}. Well see kings laid by whom they were depost
His character was stainless as the ether SKY,
7 Where no mist ever raises to make the clol
il. 10 fly.
He was an ornament in his society,
- And no one had a right to doubt his piety.
Notwithstanding clouds did blue his sunshil
No one ever did hear him murmur or reptne.
5. BY his exertians he was greatly exalted,
81 Aid by no misfortune was he ever halted
81 With anehoriHg faith in 0mnipotence he v
blessed,
Aud a hope of immortality he possessed.
N By living tangible faith he was led.
III tile mysterious invisible God Head.
Through christ, by faith, ahome In Jehovah
found.
Whose heishth or depth thought cannot scale
plumb sound
The omnipotent light that beams from II An
mind
Enabled him heme with Heavens God to fl
Then between them there was cungenial uni
By which he had, with the Eternal e0mmuni
The escorting Spirit must ba In .han innRte.
Ere he can with Omnipotence communicate.
e Faith II na phantom ~ the imagination.