The Southern herald., 1899-03-10

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Of the life and services Of Hon. W.
/ F. Love. As . citizen Of bic native
State, and successor TO him in this
honorable body, esteem it FriVi-
lsgs TO offer = tribute Of respect TO
bis memory.
This time-honored custom Of Con.
grsss, in setting q day apart to pay
tribute Of respect to 8 deceased
member, has a ehsste and pathetic
significance. 1t is sWes, and hal
lowing in its tendencies, though an
eloquent reminder Of the certainty
Of death. On these occasions the
fragrant flowers Offrisndship gather
around us, filing our souls With
the purest Of thoughts. Yes, it
soiIsns our characters, touching
every chord OF The heart Win lE
hallOEed remembraness.
Tender thoughts come trOoping
upon uS, calling up the fondsst
memories Of life, and throw open
the door Of the heart 10 the entrance
of the richest flow OF thought. To
feel conscious that after death we
shall be pleasantly remembered
robs the grave Of some oiitsterrOrs.
God implanted this desire in the
human breast TO spur us on to
noble sffOrts, resping as q reward
an honored name.
l dare cay, Mr.. Speaker, noState
in the Union has suffered so great.
ly by death in the Fifty fifth Con.
gress as the State of Mississippi,
having lost One.third Of her dele
CATION on the floor Of Congress.
First, the matcbless George; next,
the peerless Wsltball; and lastly,
the noble and prOmisingW. +. Love.
Faih would we delay our coming fate,
But when the heAven-bOrn gale doth blow,
we must embark,
will briefly relate the chief
features in the life Of the Hon. W.
F. Love. In performing this duty
it affords me pleasure TO say | knew
him intimately and thoroughly.
He was my nsighbor and my friend.
l shall paint him as he wac, or, at
least, as he appeared TO me. AT
the very threshold of this under.
taking feel somewhat embarrast'
cd. ! feel and know that many
features Of his splendid character
and the many gems that crowned
his daily walks are not known TO
you ss to me, his stay with you be-
ing too brief for it to fully develop
and impress you with all Of its
power and true worth.
shall not detain the House with
an extended biographical sketch Of
his life. He was born in 1850, in
the county.Of Amite-the county be
served so long with such marked
ability. On the evening Of the 18th
Of October, 1898, at his home in
/ GlOster, Miss, atler a long and
continuous attack Of typhoid fever
Goods finger touched him, and hi
slept" He was born and raise(
} on a farm near Liberty, Miss. Hi
. environments were such as to com
pei him to engage in all the labOI
and drudgery Of a farm life until b
. reached his full manhood. In thi
school OF toll was doubtless III
seeding place Of that grand success
that crowned his after life.
1t was here that be became 9
: thoroughly in touch with the toll
ing masses and acquired such gres
; sympathy for them. In this feel
of toll he advanced patiently an
; deliberately. He did not becom
7 discouraged from these surround
ings, but bravely pressed on wit
+. fortitude and courage, and 500
took deep root in the communit
. where he lived; and in the gran
!, sweep Of things his honors cam
thick fast and continuous. In th
school OF toll his educational al
: vantages were limited, though t
: managed to acquire a fair education
Having passed through such Gu
n riculum, be entered upon polite
o His entrance into this new field vi
= sudden, and.not Of any prsmedita
's ed seeking or preparation.
I- In 1876 and for some time pFi'
}. be was an active member OF II
n Grange, q farmers organization
His friends soon discovered that
"a him lay great worth. They recol
/. nized and honored his sterling qua
!, tiles by electing him, in 1877,
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