Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-03-21
.THE LATE DAVIDBROVN
Mr.. Gains EulOgy of His Colleague From
0toe County.
DEEP APPRECIATION OF THE LOSS
"A Man of Many Virtues and Exalted
Observation-Disclosures Matters Here
and There in Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 18.-Resolu-
tions on the death of Representative
Brown of Otoe county formed special
order of business in the house of rep
| resentatives a part of one day. Speech
es in eulogy of the late representative
were made by Messrs. Evans, Cain,
Hanks, Sprecber and Loomis. The
principal address was by Cain, who
said in part:
l had never met the late David
Brown until the opening of this ses-
sion of the legislature, when he ap-
peared here to represent the people
who had reposed their confidence in
him some yasr eago, and who last fall,
after an interval of thirty years, again
called him from private life to repre-
sent them in this branch of the legis-
lature.
His was a fearless heart and his a
brave soul. He never forgot friend
nor did he ever hold malice toward an
enemy. In the short time 1 have been
intimately acquainted with him I have
never known purer heart, a more
generous nature or firmer friend.
But now our friend, our neighbor,
our fellow legislator is seen no more
among men. His work is done. His
labors are ended; his task is finished;
his chair is vacant He has no more
part or lot in the deliberations of this
body and his ears are deaf to the
sound Of the speakers gavel.
No more for him the honors of the
state; no more for him the endear-
ments of family; no more for him the
load of care or the sigh of sorrow; no
more for him the beauty Of spring, the
splendor of summer, the glory of au-
tumn or the majesty of winter. Flow
ers will bloom upon his grave, storms
will beat upon it, morning will greet
it with her earliest light, night will
coverrit with her stars, but all by him
will be needed not while he Steps that
last long sleep that knows no awaken
ing, and time will commingle his dust
with Mother Earth from which he
sprung; but his soul-the immortal
part-has taken it's flight to the Celes-
tial Home above, ITO that house not
made with hands, eternal in the heav-
ems"
AS it has ever been our pleasure
while he lived to bear testimony to his
many virtues, his exalted character,
his answering fidelity to friends and
principles and the faithful perform
ance of the many trusts confided to
his care, so now that he has been
called to everlastingness in that high
er and better life it is still our pleas
ure to speak in praise Of his virtues
and in honor of his memory. So we'll
did he discharge the various duties as
signed him, so exemplary was his con-
duct, that those who knew him best
always delighted to honor him, and
now that he is gone and we will meet
him on earth no more, we, his col
leagues in the house of representatives
of the Twenty-seventh session of the
Nebraska legislature, enshrine his
memory in our hearts and render this
tribute as a memorial of our affection
and esteem.
What David Brown was here in the
legislature he was elsewhere-a brave,
true, good, guileless, kindly, generous
man-who brought cheerfulness to his
daily work; whose greeting was al
ways a smile and who was ever ac-
tive, quick and alert, and who had
everlasting convictions that God looks
to pure hands, not full ones"