The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-12
IN MEMORIAM.


Tribute to the Late George Jasper from
the Pen Of General Jamison.
The following tribute to tho late
George Jasper, assistant secretary of
the territory, was received from Gen
eral Jamison, register Of deeds of X
county The general and the deceased
were close personal friends. The
memorial is printed in fall:
Editor LEADER:
In the multiplIcitics Of life and person.
altles that enter into and make mp the in
dNldual character OF CVery son ana
daughter of Adam and Eve there IS, it is
said. portrayed In each something that
wins and something that detcrs our affcc-
tions and respect. Was this the case in
the character and personality Of the late
George i. Jasper. assistant secretary OF
this territory Speaking as a personal
friend of the late assistant secretary, |
think not. !, was tnat sort of personality
that came as near to the uuobieciionable
standard as human nature with all its
imperfectiouS and frailticS might APP
prQacb. In him. though impossible of
perfection. were embodied those human
qualities that W In aud retain our conf
dpnccs even under the most trying cir
cumstanccS. George \. Jasper was i'm
] every tltllltii lIlAI fANflM lIlO human
/ character model man. The small irail-
! tics that only tQq often blur cur lives en-
| tered not into his compositions l,e was
! conscientious i'm every act. deed and
! thought, and mo- matter how tempting the
| inducement both his Judgment and con
| science had tn agree before il was cousid-
| cred and put into PRACTICE. lie loved JUS
! tice and truth. aud to them lac was we'd
| dcd with fctters as durable as the stars
which sciutillatod in the blue dome which
told him OF an ctornlty ut peace which
awaited the honest and conscientious in
the unre called hereafter.
Death is sad and uniuyiting subject
for contemplation under any all crcum-
stances. but when the good and our near
est iIieLGS are stricken down i'm the prm,
of manhood and " on. .auhoud with future
studied with the gems OF hOpciuness. tn,
picture il duubly sad. and our hearts re-
spond in the saddost sympathy To the de-.
crces Of a WisdOAi whose purposes We cal
not fathOm or understand, but W hos,
mCrries compass the whole human race.
/ The death qf this good man, young, iul
Of hope, and with the brightest prospects
invtingy before him, with warm anc
earnest hearts clinging cloSely 10 him in
hin young manhood. hopeful OF MN ant
his future, is u sad blow 20 ms who are
left to mourn his loss, and nu poor word.
of ours can fully express our regard to
his worth or depict the deep grief at his
uutimely death. The veil which shuts on
tLC future from our gaze and bids us no
again td look puQn his kindly face und
times ball be no more was doubtless wOyeI
by the hand Of Mcrcv 'Gr the greatest hap
pincss OF the human family,
We can look behind as and the scroll o
events unfods its pages as one turns thu
leaves 0f a book, but what OF the future
Not messenger halls You from the sldc
or beyond the waters. ll lho ipScrutabl
wisdom of nature in seemed bost HAT ON
, vision should be- LIMITED, aud doubles
man Is the happier for ill., and a, it ha
been written so let II be.
The veil which covers the face o
fumrity was woven by the hand OF Mercy
Seek not. therefore, To raise that veil
lest sadness might be- seen To shade tn
OF gladuOss.'
When this veil shall be- rolled aside,
ever, George Jaspor will not be amoni
the missing. J. {. JAMIsoN.