The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1892-05-21
Complimentary.

John Lake was the plantiH, he
would have to represent him as that
gentleman was absent on business.
MIR. Martin then IN the following
tender tribute presented the Judge
with beautiful ebony gold
headed cane:
Shreveport. La. May Il. ls92.-
Uudrr A. W. -. Hicks: Dear Judge
For eight wears past you huv" pre-
sl,lcd over the District Court of this
district with distinguished credit 10
Yourself and witn profit 10 your peO-
pie. None more truly than ourselves
can appreciate this fact, ~ during
all these long series OF years ~ mas
been our good fortune To b" always ~
attendance on your HONORABLE" court.
Aud now, ~ your t'uUI" 81 Once -
about closed, as a slight token ot our
high regard aud 1pprr, atom Tor YOU.
not only as tue eminent lurlst thh'
yuu have proven yOuT-"li, but ever
our kind friend and the CHI l~ti al gCn-
t,"man that we know You b", beg I"
tender YOU the C,OnpHuyIug. ana
may II IN the future NCaTS Toe ~ emu
der tn YOU of us. your Officers, VINO
served You 40 long and loved You s."
well. JuIN LAKE, Sh"ilu.
W. j. ALExANUEa.
jaws VI. MNitftN.
W. ". BATTLE
Deputy Suvrl'iS.
The present, which was wholly
unexpected, and the kindly OK
PRECISION of regard IN which It's
presentation was couched, quite
ovcrcame the judi ciary, aud he
simply replied in trcmulous tones
Il viii reply to that later and
passed out, overcome with emo
ton.
On the converting of court Mon
day, Judge Hicks, with his decls-
ion on petition for a new trial of
a case which had been tried before
his court, and which was the sole
cause of his court holding over till
Monday instead of adjourning
sine die Saturday, handed in the
following;
Shreveport. La, May 10. ISL
Messrs. John Lake, Sheriff, aud Depu-
ties w. J. Alexander. james NJ. Mar
tin and w. W. Battle: Gentlemen
You doubtless appreciated my pro-
found feelings ot surprise ana tender
emotion Oh Saturday last when you
presented To me the beautiful ebony
gold-headed cane, accompanied 10y
your note 20 full of pleasing rccoleC-
tiOns of our intimate associations dur
ing our eIght years of official and So
cial relations ~ officers of our Dis
trict Court. You have ever been ur-
baue as well as efficient in the per
Torrance Of duties in and out of
court. And you truly said: None
more truly than ourselves can APP
preciate the fact" of the manner M
which have performed the duties
that have developed upon me. ~ to
the fact of my legal abilities your par
tlalIty for mo may have warped your
judgement, but my feelings of high
regard and appreciation of you con-
vince me that you entertain the APP
pIecIatiOn for me without cXagcra-
ton, expressed IN your note. TIL" ap-
probation of you, who Know m" best,
O, dearcr to M" than tn" beautiful
cane whose usefulness will soon bC re-
allied If the Master spare me.
have reviewed in this connection
my official aCts, and though , have
had my doubtless frequently erred, |
Ito not now rccolect any official act
that | regret, aud therefore | accept
yOu present and appropriate your
Kind Tcgar il with pride. Yours.
\. ". q. HICKS.
Judge First Judicial Dist let. la.
This closes Judge Hicks official
career as u Judge Of this parish,
unless matters of minor import
ance should need his attention be-
fore the new commission arrives
which relieves this parish Of one
Judge, and he was not the success
ful aspirant.
Just a word Tor ourselves. While
wa have no direct connection with
the compliment paid Judge Hicks,
still we think it Will not be con-
sidered out of place for Us to ex-
press our appreciation of the
graceful act and tribute paid by
sheriff Lake and his deputies"
There are modes Of reaching the
tenderest spots in the hearts Of
men by an indirect means, and we
doubt if the recipient of this pres
ent and It's accompanying express
sion Of friendship, esteem and TO
spect, appreciates it all more than
does the writer hereof, a son who.
with all the force Of language
which he can command, extends
TO the donors his profound thanks.
not so much for the cane, beauti-
ful and valuable as it il. bnt for
the words contained in the pre-
sentation. Nor can We forget the
kindly comments Of both the
Times and Caucasian, whose notice
of our fathers retirement from the
bench, couched in feeling words
n Il.