Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-01-07

10 hesitate to express his sipw when
called mon. or when ths situation csltsl
for a drhnition Of opinion. He hal o.
plnions abopt farming. about politics. /.
anont religion, about morals. about t e
ethics Of friendship. u subject upon
which he thought long and deeply. Tom
Price wrote his record on the hearts OF
men. He was a man of friendships.
tie loved his friends. His friends loved
him. He made a business of frie d.
ship. He studied it. 1t was a fine art
with Tom Price. file knew the idiosyr.
c%racies of his friends. He knew what
C aims his friends justly had on him and
what he might expect of them His CO :
reption of friendship was 50 high that
he claimed his due at tn han Is Of his
friends. He knew what men owed him
and demanded his due, as h. was ready
to render his due to other men. Tom
loved his friends. This family trait he
possessed to a marked degree. He was
loyal to his friends. OF course this
grew ont of bis love for them and his
devotion to duty ~ it nresen e. ITSELF to
rim, HIS love, his counsel, his time,
his money, his influence, his home be.
longed to his friends.
He was ready to serve them and did
serve them TO the best advantage. Tom
was Il profound diplomatist in the rete :
tion of t, iendship. He rarely lost a
friend whom he had once won. He had
tact amounting to genius in retail hing
the good will of men without the sacri
flee either Of principle or manly indie
pendence, But this dem 'nded what we
saw in him-a keen insight into men ant
a critical Judgment of them. He WAS
capital Judge Of men. What is rare il
men he combined with his love for mel
Td his fine faculty for making and re
tanning fr 'endships, a fine bu iness iidg
ment. such rs lei him to success wi h
ont penuriousness nor parsimo y, AM
to business efficiency without hardness
of heart. business considerations neve
made him forget he was dealing wit
human beings. >
iom Price exhibited a most hapr
balance of character. He was a $enti
rental friend; a practical man of al
fairs. He was a lie dist and a man {
Dusiness-a man of friendships and
man of affairs The ideal and practi
cal met in him in happy measure as the
10 in few men. Tom was generous
?. generous in his impulses, generous wit
his means, generous with his loYt
t Tom was brave. No Drawer knight ev'
y 5nrkled sword as Paladin or crnsa1,
han he. He was tender a. a woma
uffelins, need AMI rrp3ntlnce ev
Melted his tender heart, A brave n
Il a man As I m p ICE could not
rther than Il tender aud losing flthc
IND a consilertte and devoted husbm
:. lie Inspired dnyoti1n lH hi. hnHe as
40 the outer Hry'a II hjtt..ti N TON
lediea ot n book ~ .strt, ell u
,ritf Tor hi, san. Wu, d.. Nt,J
r ch0o,. Aftef his boys dea.h he =
N ieyer himself.
His religions instincts were strot
~ He mover could rid himself Of the ST
inrt aud afte. his last visit to his brotl
i" William, who died in great religi'
triumph, Toms religious intere
Greatly improved. He was ever frit
n, and financial supporte of the chnr'
His last days Wore day of greater c.
n,r ,ecration, faith and h pc for him. 4
when the end come he was ready. ,
'''' writer is indeb ed to him as to few IN
Ing indebted for lessons CT manly conra
,nselii h friendship, o., high ideals
O. lofty manhood. of courage, OF hor
With Il manly and true heart he
re-. ready when the end came.
We love him for his affectionate he
,'lys his manly courage, his loyalty to frie'
hi high ideal of mtnhood.
May heavens blessings come to
home, his children, his widow
etc brother, and may his noble exai
ass, long linger among us. )
N. G. AUGUsTt
Ions Aberdeen. Miss, ,Nov.2, '9S.