The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-24

a IN Tune these men passed away,
The young man continued his course,
always gathering as he was going until
he reached that place which you have
accorded to him.
gHe cared little for public position
The court room was his place, lie
loved the contact in the forensic life
which was his here. He enjoyed VIC
tory, but when defeat came he took it
in manly way
And now he has died at last as vet
Grams always hope to die, in the very
act of laying down his honor. Those
who entered the bar contemporane-
ously with him are in the place that no
one else is, They are able to look back
to the beginning Of his career, and they
see in his career not one act unworthy
of an honorable and generous man.
They part with him III sorrow, but so
long as they live they will remember
him with profound respect and sincere
affection
Ex-Judge Henry Stoddard said: 1--WE
are admonished by the words of Gov
ernor Harrison how tleeting is the ca
reer OF even the greatest among us, 1t
place upon record in the court this
memorial of man who for half d
century had been so prominent among
us and who for one-half that time oc-
cupied places of high public honor and
trust.
Il knew Mr.. Doolittle somewhat In
ttmately AS a lawyer in the act of
consultation, in the office, his knowl-
edge of the law was intuitive, grounded
upon thorough study And in the most
| intricate cases his unerring sagacity
went straight to the marrow of the
controversy He was a most danger
Gus antagonist, and powerful ally As
an examiner of witnesses he was
| peer
In his discharge of public duties,
he exercised sympathetic nature. He
recognized that 1t was his duty to pro-
tect the unfortunate. There was one
class of clients that brought forth Mr..
Doolittle's most fervent strength of
body and mind. These were the weak.
AS friend, Mr. Doolittle was open
| hearted and generous. With this gen
GRAFTON of lawyers his memory will be
always held in the most tender remem-
brance."
The following tribute to Mr.. Doolit-
| ties memory Is from the pen Of ex-
Judge Blydenburgh, who was intimate
| ly acquainted with him and often asso-
ciated with him in important cases:
| However much we may recognize the
certainty, that soonersor later the last
meeting must come between ourselves
and those with whom circumstances
| bring us In contact, we cannot avoid
| (when realization comes that the
| final parting has occurred) q feeling OF
regretfuI loneliness and It is with diff
ficulty that we realize that the eyes
which have looked upon us Will be met
no longer that the lips which have
/ spoken are forever silent, and that the
! active existence, which we have come
| In contact with, remains only as a
memory
Therefore 1t is that the mind halts
when we are met with the consciousness
of our loss, before 1t can pursue the
ordinary course OF it's activities, along
/ which hereafter we must continue, at
tended by an ever present feeling that
| a place, once filled. Is vacant beside us
So 1t is to-day with us.
A man. who In youth planted the
seeds oe future usefulness and honor
| has contributed his last atom Of
| strength in the harvest field OF life
has finished his work, gathered his last
| sheaf in the field where honor and dis
| tinction is the reward of the faithful
laborer. OF this life it may truthfully
! be said, "Well done"
The light of intelligence which he hat
was not hidden, and the talents which
were Entrusted to him we're well in.
vested; and we are glad to say, that i
stepping from round to round OF TIKI
ladder Of his success, he did not forge
to extend helping hand to those strug
Cling at his side That human selfish
ness which dominates the lives O
some had no place in his nature; am
the sunshine OF his kindness ha,
warmed and comforted many a one, ant
been of material assistance to them IL
their battle of life.
Words can lily describe all that i
felt. There Is much that man can feel
too fine, too delicate to be conveye,
from soul to soul by the imperfect ut
terance os human speech. These emo
tons come and die away, in the mind
Of men--treasures, too rich for the ear
Of others.
Rest, then. in the silence Of the tomb
that which was the seeming presence o
our friend and that which was in act
and deeds the evidence of your tru
personality-live in the kindly memor,
of those who knew you.