The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-16
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Taylor, written TO the Bapust Courisr. II
huy. but very concisely poItrays the
christian character Of the deceased, and
showing as il does the zeal he always mani
tested in attending to his religious duties,
and the great esteem in which he wa, held
by the community in which he lived, and
express ng how sadly he will be missed by
1.-The vonne 81" 80 :.o wnIts and coIored
and coming from q creditable source and
from ons who wos so intimately connect ed
with him, j thought no better menen'o
could he lid upon the altar Of sacred affec-
ton and love, and therefore ask you to in
sert it in your paper.
MIR. Editor, whcn we see the youth, before
he has arrived at the age of discretion, or
eev he has made q mark on the sands Of
time, or when we behold the aged who per-
haps has reached his three score and ten.
after he has enjoyed all the pleasures Of life
and lived II see the WORK OF his hand,
prosper ard II see his generation pass AWAY,
die and & the way Of all the earth" our
hearts are saddened, and we turn ourselves
about and say it is bat natural, and we ac-
| cept the truth, as 3 matter Of course; but
when we sec such men as DR.. Robert Little
taken from us so suddenly. and in the very
prime Of his manhood, Just in the full en-
joymcnr Of his usefulness TO hi, fe.low-men.
our philosophy is put to the test and we
cant see why or how il is so. But we are
| reminded 'hit great and omni potent God is
In 1t all and, as earthly creatures, we are
n. TIoa ,G, e rsSer these it
becomes ns as intelligent beings, TO accept
the fat Of tho Great Almighty, and try 10
draw s1me lessons Of usefulness and hope
from the life of the deceased that will hcne-
| fit US in this life and 6t us for the better life.
Our first lesson, then, is that the deceased
was honest. In being honest we must do unto
others what We would that they do unto us.
He did this every time. Our second lessen is,
he was Industrious, making his bread by
the sweat Of his brow not slothful, but fc--
vent. Our third lesson is, he WAS liberal
always distributing to the necessities of
those around him--rrjoicing with those who
rejoice, and weeping with those VIII, weep
Our last lesson ia, ho was Christ'an-ren-
dering unto God the things that are Gods
and to Cesar tho things that arc Cnsar's.
Aud as some one has sail, "an honest man
is the nohlest We TX Of God" 50 it was made
manifest in the makeup Of DR.. Little that
God had tired his hand in bringing forth one
of his NobiCmen.
But, Mr.. Editor, desire to speak briefly
of his character rs public servant Of his
people. | feel il my duty 10 his constituents
who SO sadly mourn his loss to say tina, they
placed him III position he did not seek.
Only one incentive prompted him to accept
Office at the hands ofh peopc, that was his
,, lore for his native County, and strong de-
sire to be cf some use, i'll his day and gen
: Grafton, in helping to bring about such ncel.
ed refurms in our system of government as
he thought desirable. Often have | heard
him say he WAS no law-mnkcr; that he was
in the wrcng pace; but the voice Of his fcl-
low-men called him, and by the help of God
he would be found at the post Of duty. And
so it was. DR.. Little did not fnil to be at his
post. an tho Journal of the House will show
that he only missed one roll CALI that was
on Tuesday morning, the 23d December, tho
day he left Columbia never to return.
JIo was faithful, he was watchful, ho was
, thoughtful; always considering the welfare
of his State and fellow citizens, as paramount
TO his own. thus he lost his life. Had he
been more thoughtful of self, he might have
been spared longer The effects of the close
heated air in the State House, during q very
| trying session Of both day md night dura-
ton, and sudden exposure to the bleak wind
ny Ne feyt M AHMe s5
, moro than an ordinarily weakly man could
stand, and his constitution, which was natu
rally weakly, had TO succomh, and the fell
destroyer Of the peace and comfort of 50
many carr c its vct m to hs list resting
place. prematmrc'y, and TO the dsmay Of al
who knew him.
DR.. Little was sick for two weeks with
severe cold. On Monday night, 22l Dee,
at 10 o'clock, lie took a severe chill, and
left the State House for tho first time. Tho
Session adjourned at few minutes t, II
o'clock Mt night and when | arrived at our
room found The DR.. in II high state of de-
lirious excitement with high fever. and very
5 sick at heart. | asked him what must do !,
lie said, "tcll DR.. Strait Senator from
Lancaster, to come up to see ire. DIR.
Strait did not come in from the Senate cham
bcr until next morning; but when he did
come he eXamiucd the Dr.. very closely in
, presence Of Senator Poke and myself, and
said he could see no signs Of Pneumonia
, about him, and wrote prescription for me
to 90 to II Drug store and have filled for
, him | suggested to the DR.. to advise Dr..
!. Little to 60 home. lie said, as the Session
was now about TO close-only one more day
remained--he would consent. | forthwith
| set about getting rcado for the train The
DR.. was very feeble, AMI feared he could
not stand the trip; but | put him on the
car, and placed him in the care of Mr., Bowen,
young man from Pickens County, who was
OH his way home from attending Medical
, lectures at Charles on, who promised to care
, for him until he arrived at Union.
Little did think that | would never see
him again when | shook his hand at 'hc
,.ero, in Columbia. The last word he ever
, spoke to me was good bye, think can get
homc" And s, it is. lie i, Mt home, alter
q life we'll spcn; III service for his fol!owmen
and his God.
| claim he was m,y friend. and | enjoyed
| the last kindness aud friendship he was en-
I ablcd To dispense on this earth.
= Let us emulate his example and let our
lives end as his did, and we sha! receive a
'.crown''.
Mr.. Editor, lay this rs n tribute to his
memory and in doing so feel that have dis
charged duty, though impe, fcctly, yet with
n true devotion TO affection, and with q
longing desire u ncht some ono. and ai-
, ford n small degree of comfort to some of his
afflicted AMI bcrcarcd family. Let us join
our sympathics in extending to the bcroaved
whatever of comfort we can in this life, and
let us point to the life OF the deceased as one