Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-17
he vet was always the gentle


kind and loving. Verify, We
may say of him, the love of
truth was in his mouth and unright.
eousness was not found on his lips.
He walked with us in peace and up
rightness.
Thanks to these high vir-
tues Of his. there is not man in this
community who can count his friends
by greater numbers than did he who
now lieth beforeus in the cold embrace
OF death None that came within the
range of his charming personality but
found themselves riyeted unto him by
chains invisible yet unbreakable. He
had the rare faculty of making friends.
true, staadfast, lifelong friends.
need but recall 10 your minds the
noble and inspiring friendship that
obtained between the old colonel and
the estimable family of our fellow
townsman, Mr. Charles llfeld say
purposely'noble and inspiring, for such
a friendship of a lifetime, so spontane.
Gus, SO true, so loyal and steadfast is
noble indeed and inspiring beyond
measure. II eXerts a mutually enobl-
ing influence on the parties to such
friendships, and inspires outsiders with
keen desire TO form and cultivate
like friendships And to the lover Of hu.
mainty.to him who works for the ele-
walton Of mankind. the sight Of such
friendship gives new courage and
new hope, showing as it does, that
human ideality and human LOYALTY
are not mere abstract ideas, but that.
they can he translated into actual
every day life.
II know. my friends, tHere the
preacher addressed himself to the
members of the Ilfeld family in par
ticularl that you especially
will greatly miss the familiar
figure of the kind-hearted old gentle,
mani know that you have loved him,
and that you have befriended him with
friendship as rare as il Is beautiful,
and yet beg you not to entertain any
feelings of bitterness because of his
having been taken away so suddenly.
n bo. E,aa Tho oIIntfad fhraa soorp
and ten, and even more. He is gone
now. His mortal remains will soon be
covered BY clay. But his spirit iiyeth,
! and his soul is immortal; his good
deeds can never die; the memory Of
his kindness will liye after him. This.
am sure you will cherish lovingly
as an inspiration for all that is good
and noble. This will compensate you
70 a cestain aegree Cor his yphysicel ah-
scence. In the spirit he will be With
you, whom he loved and whom you
loved. the kind hearted old colonel.
.And thus, farewell, our dear friend.
We. thy comrades and friends and adj
mirers, we are here to bid you sad
but hearty goodbye! Thou goest
from us, but thou shalt not
be forgotten of us, thy memory We will
cherish lovingly and affectionately.
Thou goest only before rs on
the way which all Of us will have to
traverse sooner or later. Fear not. Be
hopeful and trustful While amongst
us, the law Of truth was in thy mouth,
and unrighteousness was not found on
thy lips. Thou didst walk with us
in peace and uprightness. These, thy
virtues will go before thee and the
glory Of the Lord will receive thee.
Amen. Amen"
Hon Thomas B. Catron. for enarly
forty years d friend Of the deceased,
then spoke fittingly as follows:
On yesterday morning received a
telegram while was In Albuquerque
attending to some affairs which called
me there, announcing the sudden
death Of Colonel Brunswick. This, to
me, and to all others to whom ! com
municated II. was said news. It
touched the heart Of every person who
ncaru It. The papers had announced
MS death before | received my tele-
gram Every one had seen the an.
nouncement. There was nothing but
The deepest expressions OF the most
sincere sorrow. Every one knew
Colonel Brunswick; every one loved
him; every one respected his mem.
DRY and regretted his passing away
II was my good fortune some thir-
ty.seyen years and four months ago to
meet Colonel Brunswick for the first
time. He and Pablo Antonio Sena,
next TO Senator stephen b. Elkins,
now Of West Virginia. were the Two
nprsons Whom | frat mot aQ residents