Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-01-04

oueo euc outer Waii 70 his regafu ndu
| been sealed-free access to his very
| best self was unrestricted. His very
best self was an overflow of effervesc.
ing humor, tender sentiment and
delightful experience. No one could
surpass him in descriptions of pub.
lie men and of scenes in Congress
land elsewhere. He had observed
closely and should have been spared
to write an account of the men he
| had met and the events through
which he had passed. His last
production, lecture on s. The
March of Fifty Years." shows what
promise there was in such an effort.
When he laughed he resigned his
whole soul to the action. His head
was thrown back, his face would
glow, his eyes would close and
sounds of merriment would rush
each other like falling waters. He
had strong convictions-no man
any stronger. He was a Democrat
in politics, Democrat in manner,
in thought and even in religion. He
was conservative by nature and by
training; but having reached con-
elusions clung to them with
wonderful tenacity. He admir-
ed the present Executive and
his administration without quail
fication because he thought
that they were right. He loved right
because it was right; nor could any
specious pretext divert him from an
enthusiastic loyalty. In his religious
convictions he was simple, heartfelt
and most charitable. He was toler-
| ant in the highest degree. He saw
good in all, because he desired to see
good. His heart would run away
with his head, SO that, although he
wrought out problems lntelligently,
his sympathies would revolt from
them. His heart was tender as a
woman s. Tears would flow easily
at some story of distress. The last
words almost that he uttered to the
| writer were that there were many
calls of charity in these hard times,
still he and his wife never let one
pass by unresporded to. In years
| most intimate association, when there
was constant discussion of men and
of local measures, there is no impress
sion behind of his enmity or hatred
of single individual in the COM
munity. He was too large to be a
gossip and he knew too well the frail-
| ty of human nature to give ear to
scandal. Jealous of his own honor,
he was doubly jealous of the honor
of others. His sentiments were al
ways noble and his conversation
pure. Intercourse with him left. a
deep impress of profit as well as oi
pleasure. He had the divine art oi
playing upon the best chords in the
heart by bringing forth the best spir.
its in bis own heart to play upon the
hearts of others. 1t would be i'm
possible within limits of this arti'
Gle to portray all the beautiful
traits OF his character, as he stood
perfected for the higher call. The
| thousand good words, kind &C.
tons, courtesies and courtly graces
the amenities and obliging disposi
ton, the breadth and depth of char
ity, the spending and being spen
| for good, no pen can record them
no space can accommodate them
/ They are sown all through this com
/ ! munity and thousands Of hearts viii
testify to the good seed so universal
lily sown. We shall not see his likt
I again. He stood unique, and
!, though we have many excellen
characters all through the warp ant
} woof of our social fabric, We hay'
? no one to put into the place Of Johl
4 E. Hutton. He mingled so fam
, iliary with us that we could not es
e innate the variety Of his makeup
D A prophet has no honor in his owl
Y country. Now that he has gon
e and we would fill his place we Sc
0 how valuable he was. We ais
# learn another invaluable lesson
/. Men are associated together in mt
n tual interest and influence, but me
% do not belong to men. They al
r only loaned. They belong to th
=. Great Creator. When He woul
l. bless city, as the Greek proven
as ran, He puts good men into it;whe
r He would destroy, He takes goe
N men out of it. Col. Hutton's mi
I'd | sion in this community was dom
ryi and God took him. This memoir
~ of him comes from the grief of Sc
1g eral friendships and deals more wi
ly the excellent qualities which ma
n. him so valuable a companion.
rs does not pretend to describe gil
Il. and attainments Of mind, stores
as knowledge, accomplishments OF p
as and voice which distinguished ii
n. favored son OF Missouri. He ma
tie tered three difficult professions
ty his career. He was graceful in al
ais of healing, in law and pleading al
Id in the sphere of journalism. su
lid versatility would have been impe
lis sible in any other land and it