The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-30
>oo.I,.Uul L-O-- second page,

Son of fond and hopeful parents; TO
he was one of natures young noble
men. A nobler boy than ho hav
never known. He was my friend
faithful and true, in those halcyo
days of youth, when ties most lasI
ing are formed, ties which neithc
time nor change can over effarc
But, All! his days were numbcrc,
all too soon! Some eight years sine
he was called to go before his futhe
t. "that undiscovered country" AT
ter graduation our paths in lifo di
/ verged, but we passed not out o
each others mind. He chose Iucdi
cine, attended college in distun
state, completed his coursc, returned
homo, and began the practice o
"tLo hoaling art" His ability WAS
of high ordor, and as physician
his services werc soon in demand
But just as ho WAS abIo to stand and
gain clear vision of propitious ru
ture, Just Us he was about to attain
the full truition Of that laudable am.
bitten which had fired his life thus
iar, deadly maladv seized upon
him, and none could say effectively,
"physlcian, heal thyself." 1t must
have beon a happy reunion when
father and son struck hands on the
other shore.
AS q lawyer I knew Col. Hollngs.
worth by reputation, ra(hor than by
association. Othors have spoken Of the
method Of his work, and the mauner
Of man ho was, from daily ohserva
tlon. l behold his well rounded and
symctrical character from afar.
Others wero permitted to SEQ the
quiet and limpid springs from which
flowed the constant current Of gen
tic inllueLco in his social, profes sional
and business life. But it WAS mino
to behold tho stream farther from it's
source, to 500 the peaceful river flow
ing i'll its stoady course, increasing
IN volume, weight and worth, uutil at
last it empties into the ocean.
1t is oil old saying that call mon
think all men mortal but Themselves"
and this was doubtless as true of
him as of any of VI today. On that
afternoon OF the sixth OF January,
when no closed his office door, and
walked out, no, perhaps, little
thought it was for the last time. Ho
was still in tho enjoyment OF great
mcp'al ana physical VIgor,, put the
ote'o summons came ana no cast
noc ono iohs'hR' lingering LOOK DO
l'snu' no" 'i'Scrutaoio are inc ways
" l ,oVi''enco @ 10 our ''''i,e "''hoS' Ii
IS io' ours TO reason "nF; We car
ot''y y SUBMIT hho"ihS 'ilaI the JnaS'
VI "t' !he c''''' VIII GO r,gn'' "hsi
RECEIVING 1i 'he sIr"No OF ti!o hammer
Oh uoo . a''''' "S S''n"'''S "' T.. INC
oiinM u 'ho ops" &."'o, "''ei soller
,!s 'no panSS ol "ll''c''o"' VIC may
'''''''io "'So''eS '''"o
"op''e OF pn'e' IN crrns reasons spite,
one truth 10 clear whatever ls' is right
Remarks by w. e. Blassingame.
May it please your honoT | heartily
endorse all that has been said here
today in memory Of Col. Hollings
worth, and feel that can add moth
ing more to the beautiful tribute
l knew him, l studied law with him
practiced law with him, and perhaps
did the last work with him that he
ever did. was In his office his Las
afternoon on earth, discussing an iii
trlcate question OF law as l often die
when L had such questions to solve
[ have often thought since how clcal
his mind was that afternoon, search
ing to the very root of the question
in issue-"'shlng to know the reason
pro and con OF every phase OF The
matter, showing the thorough train
ing that his mind had undergo
and an lnterlact that belonged to The
successful lawyer. Again in the
evening, fow hours later, sitting by
his fire side In his own i'ome, in the
family circle, that circle which no 80
much loved, there III social converse
ton after the days work was done