The southern sentinel., 1903-10-30
"BILL ARP

IL broken. His passing rers
that the one is a glorious No..
memory-the other a splendss
ment of the prophecy Of hSs.
was Of both.
Charles H. Smith, known =.
his bluff pen-name wherever
loyal hearts thrill to "Dixie@;
and portrayed in his life AZ
ings all that has made his ~
Southland individual and Dic,,.s
From the Uncivil War 10 ~!
borrow the title Of his last -
book. his pen was busy vifh n
Of the past and idyls OF the
The ideals rang true to the -.
side Of traditional Southerni..
the idyls were sweet with the p
homely pleasures of unnr,-
Southern life today. What his -
pen delineated was not 20 mpss
patrician South as the ho-s
South. 1t was his labor Of ~
portray and extol the joy Of n
in the "cool, sequestered yaIe-
was the prophet of simplicit.
philosopher of the homefolka
Perhaps bill Arp" was best h
to the world through his resulr =
ter to the Constitution, a corr,n.,
ence covering more than q OMAR,
a century. These letters ven ,
flex. not alone of the rural South
of the active, thinking. rehahEhs1
Soutk-a delightful admixture 4 !.
affected wit. droll humor. -
satire, common sense phinurl
reminiscent gossip and realiae
scription. The good gray -Saa
Barlow" was of the old school s.
therefore, in the political seale
irreconcilable; but only with ~
to the South's few dearest prejuSn
He was not a repiner As muea
he loved yesterday, he met the q
tunities and obligations Of today r.
way, with CHEEKY heart and clee n
His counsel was wise and aafa ~
viewpoint of life and ailain Fl
healthy. He was never q reaetim
But more than aught else, III
Arp" was a humorist, and viii InwI
be remembered in that pleamat =
He was the Nasty" of the 81
but without the Ohio war hunnlto
bitterness. During the var Z n
fected the ideas of his sectiua N
an appeal to the risibilities 4 II
compatriots that won him 3 ~
reading in perilous camps and = 1mj
late hearthstones. His kumoe - Il
the quaint, unconscious sort. - 4
found the weak spots Of whosV9 n
whatever he assailed. He could pm|
q coat Of mail with a laugh ~
the surrender he reconciled TIE So
with q laugh, too. He accepla1 ~
Inevitable with q droll humor. lGk II
mixed with pathos, calculated = ~
war-worn, impoverished 'rebelr ul|
q fresh grip on life with the cuuol
Of hope in their hearts. Away n
optimist, the postbellum gloon oll
not Withstand the radiance & Il
Quizzical smile. 1t 'reconstsE1cf
the secession States.
Aside from his newspaper CO..
tiOns. bill Arp" was the autAo
Q number. Of books embraci1e 49,
most characteristic work. -
them Q history of Georgia. Nt .
tie Of his fame was acquired e
lecture platform, where his
humor and rough and ready ~
attracted q host of auditors. HI
was versatile and well-roote9 Z
tionally. Next to the book of =
he loved the tones Of the o.
literature. His writings were
classical illusions and illusfEo
but never pedanticaily ineeIJ
He knew his Petrarch and Pno
he knew his Bible. The mytho
and history Of antiquity were 2
to him. He was q student
scholar-self-taught, but nevefs1
q student and q scholar. The
graces OF his pen were those
man. He lived and felt what - ul
withdrawn In large degree M
sordid. material aspects Of II
he dwelt with his books, his o..
childhood and flowers. Na9~9
loved passionately, but none -
his fellowman. To his neisnbo9
was not the abstracted, selfc +.
recluse, but a lovable. clever
bor. Nothing was too small g
monplace to enlist his inter-
sympathy. His was the nv
heart. =
We shall miss "Bill Arp
South. and particularly IN g
the State of his nativity. h09e s 4
genius. His spirit and that
most natural and sweetest
spirit Of Georgia are one. we. ~
erners all, loved him as We nse
"old home place"-for did
write from the soul of him 49,
sociations, memories and love. -
est to the inmost heart OF -
ages ambition may drive
from the quiet, shady paths. e
secret ideal of contentmen!'
tude and a clear conscience =,
We loved him because he him.
held fast to that ideal and
1t In our breasts.
The great heart Of the Soszs
Georgia goes out to those neei
dear to the gentle dead by ~
blood. Their bereavement u
great, but we share it. The ~
IL not alone over that typi&
home, 1.-The Shadow
rests over Dixieland. May Inc
which passeth understanding
been found by our departed
yes. said the alderman
doing a second term, Il Dens
holding up your home industtie
ssEsnr how v,,uch ?. nupried tn9