Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-17
THE RABBITS EULOGY
casket Covered with Floral
Offerings From Many Friends
Of the Lamentcd Citizen.
HE WAS A MAN AMONG MEN

At 2:30 yesterday afternoon in the
rooms on the plaza which had been his
home, were held the funeral services
Of the widely known and much beloved
late Marcus Brunswick, whose sud
den death so shocked the community
on Wednesday evening.
The casket was covered with flow
ers, the tributes of sincere regard
from many friends. The apartments
could not contain the throng of those
who wished To do honor to tho mem.
II Of the departed, the overflow crowd
ing the sidewalk.
Doctor Lefkovits, the Jewish rabbi
of the city delivered the following
eulogy;
The law of truth was in his mouth,
and unrighteousness was not found on
his lips. He walked with me In
peace and nprightness. Nal. II. 8.
These words. my friends, culled
from the preachments Of the Prophet
Hoseah describe succinctly and
strikingly the life and character of our
departed friend, Marcus Brunswick.
His mortal remains We are about
to give back TO earth, but his memory
we will bear in our charts his name we
will cherish dearly, lovingly and af,
fectionately, cherish Il because of the
high virtues that his sturdy indiyid-
uality personified and his active life
examplifed. The law of truth was
In bis mouth, and unrighteeusness was
was not found on his lips Aud truthful
he was, indeed, and righteous also,
truthful towards men, truthful towards
himself, truthful twards his God,
truthful In thoughts. truthful in ac-
tion, truthful in words. | do not think
there Is man or woman in this city
who would assert that Marcus Bruins
wick has ever consciously told an un-
truth; nor do | believe there is a
man or woman in this city who could
prove convincingly that he has ever
willingly committed an unrighteous
deed While on the other hand there
are scores and hundreds Of friends
who will gladly testify to the fact that
whether In private life or in business
life. or in political life. that always
everywhere, and amidst all eircum-
stances, every utterance of his carried
the ring Of truth and every action Of
his bore the stamp Of Righteousness.
They will all gladly assert with the
prophet that the law OF truth was
in his mouth and unrighteousness was
not found on his lips
With equal readiness his numerous
friends will also subscribe to the furth.
er statement that he walked with me
in peace and uprightness. Who, ask,
would not subscribe to this statement?
In this community the dear old colonel
has lived for upwards Of four decades;
during this long stretch Of time he
has been identified with almost every
enterprise Of any magnitude, whether
of private or public nature. for years
and years he has served this country
and territory In an official capacity
and during all this long time there has
never even a breath Of suspicion been
breathed against his nprightness, his
integrity and his honesty. His fellow
citizens trusted him implicitly. and
his conduct fully justified such trust
They placed unquestioning confidence
in his character and they were never
dlsabused.Loyingly, therefore, they re-
peat with the prophet. He walked with
MS in uprightness.'
But, my friends, methinks, that we
loved the colonel not only on account
of his sterling qualities Of truthful
ness. righteousness and uprightness,
but also, and perhaps even more so,
because he walked with us In peace?
because OF his loving and loyable dis
position. VINO does mol think at this
moment Of the soulful eyes. the grur
but kindly voice, The hearty greeting
and the warm hand shake that were M
characteristic n the joyial Old gentle.
man. Endowed with remarkable
degree of business acumen and almost
constantly In the whirl Of industrial