Evening journal., 1899-07-17

and it is truly pathetic that death
should have claimed him at such
time, upon the very eve of his proposed
return to his old home and friends.
He is dead. The cerements of the
grave enshroud not only his form, but
all the mistakes of his life are hid be-
meath them. there to remain forever.
His good traits, however, and he had
many, more than are displayed by the
average of mankind live. and viii live
long in the memories of all who knew
him. Many tear drop will course
down cheeks long strangers to emo
tion, many an eye will moisten, many
heart will throb in true sympathy
DER his bier And this, after all. will
be the honest epitaph inscribed on
memorys tablet concerning him-That
he was true to his friends, and died
sincerely mourned by this his home
community which knew him best
Dover Delawarean.
The news of the death of Ezekiel T.
Cooper came with a peculiar and sud
den sadness to the people of this COM
munity.
Death, the great leveller of human
and social differences, has done its
sorrowful but not unlovely work. il
has blown quite away those evanescent
shadows of temporary in fortune. and
leaves in the sunlight Of our memory
the unclouded picture of the man as
we knew him and as he was.
What we term human justice"
starts back awed and ashamed before
the gate which leads to the divine JUS
tice and divine mercy It is not one
act nor one day Of a mans life which
serves to turn the scales of the Omnis-
cient judgment, but the great sum to-
tai of all the acts of all the days of his
earthly existence.
As we look back to the time when
we knew this man whom death has
summoned, it is a pleasant picture
which rises before our eyes. Here
was the genial manner that made so
many fast friends, the real, not sham,
ingenuousness which softened many
of his acts; the hearty comradeship
which did not lightly fail or falter.
This man had his many good points
which he sought not to display for
praise and admiration. but which were
a very part Of him. This is the only
explanation of the fact of the quantity
and quality of the friendships which
won and remained binding in sdver-
sity as well as in prosperity. Rest in
peace.-Dover Index.
The announcement of the death of
Ezekiel T. Cooper on Wednesday came
las a distressing shock to his many
friends and acQuaintances throughout
Delaware. His remains, which were
brought to Wyoming were followed to
the open grave in the old burial yard
Of the Cooper family, by as sincere a
body of mOurners as ever followed a
man to his last resting place Death
had lifted the shadows, and in the new
light there appeared the man, removed
from the tempters who had beset his
pathway through life. There is but
one expression upon the lips of those
who know him, and that is: 1T is a
pity! 1t is a pityl-Lewes Pilot.
But after all who can say (as some
have said) that his life was wasted?
His little acts of kindness, the exam .
pie Of his genial disposition, the many
acts of courtesy-all these must not be
left out Of the reckoning. His friends
will regret only what he might have
been. They will admit his faults, and
yet love him; and in years to come,
eyes will grow moist as gray-headed
men tell their sons of the big-hearted
and genial "zeke." The study of a
life, of the impelling motives which
control conduct. must end in confus-
ion. We can only judge from conduct,
and that is unsatisfactory in the last
analysis.
"Then at the balance let's be mute,
We never can adjust it;
What's done we partly may compute
But know not what's resisted"
Milford News and Advertiser.
Notwithstanding his conviction and
sentence he had many and true friends
not only in this state, but elsewhere
who deeply regretted his i'll fortune
and endeavored in every way TO keeT
from him the odium of punishment
All Acknowledged his large hearted
ness that made him so popular viii
he people. and few believed that h,
really. intended the consequences O
the deed that caused his Incarceration
in prison. When the petitions for hi
pardon We're circulated they werl
signed by hundreds of good men, whit
would in no way have countenancel
! such a thing had they believed hin
really guilty of the offense. II wa
poor Zeke" from almost every onS
and commiseration was the more com
mon expression Of feeling for him thai
anything else.--Georgetown Democrat
The tragic ending of Ezekiel 7
I Cooper, preceded as it was by sue
=. cession of misfortunes, has cast
= gloom over the whole state and a gen
. uine sadness in the hearts Of every In
I divldual. No man in this common
wealth had a larger circle Of acQuaini
ances, no man had more loyal friend
Mr. Cooper was an intense partisan
politics. and IN the intense heat
political campaigns he naturally mad
u enemies: but under the influence {
r. his Unborn geniality and good fellow
q ship these enmities were speedily fo
I, gotten. and no man held against hil