The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-09-20
Bill, ARP'S FOUNDATIONS.
iHE Old PHILOSOPHER IL SAD
Ahrcc or His Intimate Frionds Died
the Same Day.

death OF three more Of ,ny good friends
-'rlcndS whom loved and everybody
,ovcd who knew them. MIR. Moore, Of
Auburn Colonel Mynatt, OF Atlanta,
and DR.. Guctchius. OF ltomr, left us ON
thr same day. They were good men
and tho world WAS mn,iu hrttcr by their
presence.
WAS thinking especially about Dr.
Gortchius, tho preacher, whose jour
nry and destination WAS 50 $uLurnly
changed, for hN had hou%ht his ticket
Tor TAltulah FAlls there to sprnL his
vacation, and WAS 10 take the train at
; n'cluck. tic rusr from his bed AT =
hnu at = hr WAS dead and his spirit
soaring h"Avrnward. Thru | thrunht
about Mrs. S@rNauld'$ lines that liz So
we'll
" tate We have hrru lru,, trsE,hrr
Ia pirAsAui aud Ill cloudy WcAiyrr
EI% hard tN part when friends are dear
trrNLHr% Twill cost y sI&h Nr trar.
il'n steal away &Nr huir WArUlus.
Choose tnluc NWu time.
SAY not 3;o"dni:,ht, Nui IA romr hrlrhtrrI
chime
EId me GOOD murnu".
Then | ruminNtrd about that won.
urrMl woman. How she WAS the .irst
- write story hooks for the rhildrru
tnl hymns for the church anI how her
HE WAS spent in the - srnun,ruOW nmour
the chliurcn that she loved. Aud tNrr
rrr"I!ru That beautiful hymn That
&hr wrote
" How hlC.i the righteous " hen he die.
when SlrkN thr weary soul to rest.
li"W m''diN beam lh" CLOSING eyes.
i'"N &e"'ly h'ANr" I'll" "Nmrln" breast"
And then Thought Of the words OF
t'alnnm, upon which that hymn WAS
'onndtd' On may die the drNth
Of thr righteous and may my last end
Dr IKE iiis.' Ard this rriniudrH ne
| OF tnr other words OF liainum: "\NEut
| hath Go. wrought :" Tnnt WA, the
first mrssnEc sent over u lcic,,rw,h
| wire. |: wa, ~"nt FROM Wn4hinntu 10
| iia!Limorr by Miss Annn Ellawurln
| me daughter uf the commissioners AZ
paIcnta. SHE h&I been very KIND ;n
| Professor Morse and hr had prOmIsrd
| lbnl che should send the first mre.;,,,,
| This WAS sent ON lrc 3ith uuv of M,,r
ISL, and two days later the second mes.
aye WAS lcnt from i,Hltimurr tp W,Y,b.
| ,ng.on, AuuOuncin. that James K I',iE
| mad hcrn n%niin3LrG for president ,,..
| rC.nrmhur al this, Tor WAS in r0il,nr
then. liul stilI the pcuDlr were in.
rrcdulUuS aud wait, Il for the mn;I ir,iu
20 bring the news. Then | rumiun,ru
on the hnru lOi Of great H. vrnLov.,. and
how Morse Epuut all Of his small rst:t,
and received hut liltlc cncOururrmnr,
being 80 uLSrr!y Door that Ia, nub In 80,
without food "a. times for Lwrnly.(nu,
hours, and how hn plc;,lrJ win t,nn
prrss for three vrmrs in vuin fn,. -, 49,,
prouriatjou To hell, him n.rfr,, ,n,
build - line W H,Ilimur,--,,nd ln., -,
the ycry last, when ur WAS in Gn,n,i,
:,nd had yiv... up ali hone, Cnnrrr.,
Aid ST. miGu,u.,. on ,h, I,,,i ,In, r. 49,
N''>
Anna Ellsworth came runn,nu ,n hi,,
in dcllrh,,d haste and tnId him ~,
,,uOu news. What al upoDiziur life hr
had led during all these wear, fu,, Ln
nuG been refused NciD nt nome ,nd
had been to ENGLAND unu 10 Eruncr in
search Of IL and found it nO!. Now inst
think OF it.. After h. had built hi, frs,
nc and his success was established h
| HJi rcd his patents to the U1i,cd S,ntrs
| for 81 80 UOO ard it WAS rrflsrd and he
was constrained TO sell to private
parties an invention that soon came tc
! be worth one III ndrcd millions. But he
died fuIl Of years aad fun Of homer. AID
! even Frame! III .dc him q ,iup.tion nf
--.pcrhaps the greatest all ,.rourl man
thai ever livcd--for he was {, yAintcr Of
distinction and rcnown, tac uupiL and
the peer Of A!lston and West and the
city Of Charleston was his best friend
and patron ara has now his portraits OF
Monroe and laFayettC. He wa= u sculp
tor, an architect. Is philosopher and /.
poet, and he would have reached the
Top in al had ne not become 30 absorb,
ca IN hhrh'sslnE the !lEhtn'rg. a, q
matter OF course nc was kept IN litiga'
oOn SrVcr"! years and otter parties
lrlGd t" 'leaI h!s invention, but thc
supreme ConrI OF Ihc United State.
did hhalIy aulrm everything that hr
claimed. II" died IN 49, IN his eighty
! hrst year
| Here ny thoughts rested Tor while
and then returned W DR.. GpctcAiu:
ana the many othcr friends who have
gone before ana nave lCl' me a.
most alone. iiGw Ionoiy our mint!
''!nF 10 me iflcndh o! our youth our
:cno"Im"tc5 ana college mhtes--nnN
every no" ANA Ihch we near OF another
"ho mas urol'peo ouC OF l'hc, ana Ike
M ,,hi. ~ - 80 """y' "'I "'nt,
f,il,,1 I,, i',ls ITa" ltiu ,;,,S "o". wa I.
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