The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-31
HON. MARCUSC. Isle.
BY Bis Colleagues IN the House Of Rep
resentstives.
SKETCH OF HIS PUBLIC CAREER

In accordance to resolution
passed some time ago. the session
of Saturday, the 10th inst, was set
apart by the house of representa-
tives for addresses i'm memory of
Hon. NJ. G. Lisle. The following
report of the proceedings is from
the Courier-Journal;
At . o'clock this afternoon the
house suspended all business in or
der that the members might pay
tribute to the memory of the late
representative Marcus G.. Lisle, of
the Tenth Kentucky district. Mr..
Lisle was very popular member
of the house, and during his brief
service h made many warm per-
sonal friendships. Representative
McCreary WAS the first speaker to
do reverence to his deceased coll
league. He referred To the many
noble qualities of tn late repre-
sentative from Kentucky, and in
choice language skctchcd his public
career from his election Us county
Judge to a representative in con-
gress. He spoke of the bright fu-
ture that was in store for the de-
ceased, and how, with the courage
Of a philosopher, he laid himself
down to die at the very MONDAY of
his life, without n murmur,
representative Berry was the
next speaker. He read his remarks.
He knew his late colleague well
they having catered the house to-
gether. He dwelt on his personal
character, and told of many in
stances when he had displayed
those qualities that cndeared him
TO his friends.
Mr.. Draper, Of Massachusetts,
who was n member of the commit
tee appointed by the speaker to at
tend Mr.. Isles funeral, spoke feel
inglv of the deceased. He told Of
the great respect and esteem enter
tanned by the people of Winchester
for their late representative, and
how ON the day of the funeral all
public business was suspended. 1t
was, he said, n lovely tribute to the
memory of the deceased and it was
we'll deserved.
Representative Caruth was the
next speaker. He passed hand
some eulogy on the late represent
ativo from the Tenth district.
Representative Pence, of Colo
RADIO, made few remarks on the
character of Mr.. Lisle, who he said
was one of the most unsellish mon
he had ever met.
Judge Beckncr, Representative
Isles successor, said he had known
his predecessor for many years !;
had seen him steadily make his
way to the front, surrounding OBJ
a stacles in his path that would have
turned back men Of less resoIuto
will and frmness. He could add
but little to what had already been
said.
The last speaker was representa-
tive Breckenridge, although a num-
Der of gentlemen who were on the
list to speak were unavoldably de-
tanned from the house. Col. Brock
inridge is a flowery speaker, and
the house likes to hear him talk.
The eulogies he pronounced on his
dead friend were simple and touch
ing. 1t seemed but yesterday, ne
said, that he saw his friend from
Clark, accompanied by his bride
at the capital. Trey were here on
their wedding trip. And what "
brief trip it had been. He spoke
of the fortitude displayed by hi'
friend when the telegram came tell
ing him that the wife of his bosom
was sinking into that sleep which
knows no awakening, And follow
ing fast upon the death of the
mother and child came the grim
destroyer to the home of the father
He said the record left by his col,
league was an example that could
be studied with profit.
Mexico and Guatemala.