The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-06-16


cart. ana, pr%tin2 his name and coat Of
arms thereupon, he gave it to Il poor
girl 10 supvurt her widowed mother.
Then he organized Il costerS fair. and.
founding humane society in the in
tgrosts OF dCmh beasts. each year lie
presented Il rri::" donkey 10 the boy CT
man whose own beast showed the sign
ut HAY ing lie best care.
Frr thr ~, 600 children in the dis.
trick he founded night schools, Sunday
schools and large industrial classes
wi:h r,uts fJr the men and women
One yea" the thousand boys planned II
presentation to their bcnefactUr, ani
uniting Their pennies, purchased the
finest donkey they cuuld find III Lon
dom. y; the proper moment, when
Shvjtv>InCy waa in the chair. the don
key, gayly decorated with ribbons ana
drawing thc care, with his name upon
it, WAS lcI upon the platform and pre-
seN;Ch 10 SnaGtps!ury. lille ). 0O0 boys
and their parents and friends stood
upon chairs. and. waving handker.
chiefs, chccrrd wildly. In accepting the
gift with IL touch of pathos, he said,
=
that ii may he said Of IN" tina; ! have
served men with patience and rIsis-
natian like unto this faithful beast.
Full speech over Shaftrsbury life
and labor is impossible. Passin;
through Il forest in October, the pilgrim
HAY bear away Il single golden h1agh,
not al oaks or clms. 1t j. not an easy
task 70 call the roll CT ShafteSbury'S
manifold lahors. He gave II years to
collecting the facts and securing, the
passage of the luEaCy bills that give
the world our new system Of a>ylums
lie gave ten years to the fHctrry towns
Of England and PASSED bills that aiAclio.
rated the condition Of 800, 0UD girls and
women and secured the rIl> a>a from
the looms uf 80, 900 children at o clock
IN the afternoon That they might spend
three huuro in the S,huulrUum. His IN
duStrial schools, SUNDAY scnuui>, shell
ter houses. loan associations for work
inSn"n ana his labor for chimney sweeps
occupied many iiurc wears. During this
time lie was also the cOwOrf"" ASA
counselor Qt E,,,;v: ana john Bright
III the corn law movement.
1t must also lie remembered that
twice he was Il member Of the cabinet,
anI fpr % yeats wHs one OF the hardest
worked men III parliament. III his later
years hunors poured upon him like Il
flood DrVutatiuna came to him with
-i:tS from every part of the land The
wnuie nation all him honor when 800
or til" greatest EiCn OF Eng land, includ-
INK the statesmen, orators, scientists,
scholars aIl iiManC:crs, gave him IN
ovation al tsic Mansion house, ami tie
mayor formally rendered him tie free
dom ct the city OF London. Almost
daily some city sent a deputatiun To
ask him TO dedicate some library, gal
lery, hall or inaugurate some public
movement.
His last public duty was to visit Lord
Salisbury with regard to tie revelations
in The Pail Mali Gazette The next
day he arose il the house OF lords ana
began speech with the words: MY
lords, am Eow an old man. When |
fee! age creeping upon me and know /
must soon die, | am deeply grievcd.
for cannot bear to leave the world
with ST. much misery in it" % Over
taxed, that night he called for his daugh
ter and whispered: Read me the
words beginning: The Lord is my shcp-
herd. Though | walk in the valley of
the shadow CT death, | will fear no
evil. " And while she read gentle
smile came over his face, and the great
man PASSED down that way Ger which
none doth ever return.
Three days later a plain hcars1, with
four carriages drove from his home to-
ward Westminster abbey. When the
procession entered Pail Mall, it became
evident that all London was abroad to-
do the dead hero honor. The blinds were
drawn Ill the great clubhouse and man.
siOHS, but the sidewalks and lanes were
crowded with untold Thousands Reach
InS Trafalgar square 40, 900 factory
hands, saa:nstreSscs, flower girls and
lnbUrCrs from the east end were found
there assembled. Then came Il mile
through such crowds as London has
scarcely ever seen. On either side Of
the street were dcputationS from the
Hunday schools. the shelters. the homes,
tlic training schools. When tic hearSc
arprOach"! the c"stcrinonScrs, Il leader
lifted Il banner with these words, 81
WAS Il stranger and We took me in. -
Tn boys from tho ragged schools had
.Ur motto. Il was sick and yc visited
NE" Upon SikCn flag the leader of Il
thousand working girls had inscribed
IN" words, "l"I>iEGch as yc did it unto
one uf the least ot tn"Sc yc did it unto
me. An modr later IN the great abbey
Nv,rp pu; iup,Ci r,vrlty lords commons