The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17

in his life. Instantly he set about pay
| ing his debts by work In an uncongenlal
and new capacity, but that showdown
of his makeup established HIM with
such captains Of the coming Industrial
revolution as Colonel Alexander Boyd
Andrews, Buford, Rives, Thomas, and
they saw that they had need OF him. Like
Mickie Free, he felt that if he could ever
&c. his shoulders out OF the purgatory of
his difficulties he could prize himself en-
tircly out. He did. He had none of the
accessories before the fact of success,
like money, large family connections, po-
litjeal favor, but he became acquainted
with unremitting work. And just here
he determined another trait that was
lie long. That was admirable self-control.
His business took him constantly into
crowds OF the hotels, and cars and
steamships, and all sorts of assemblies.
amongst the strugglers OF competing in
forests, and crowds are always harmful.
But while he was in the crowds ne was
always above them, and he went his way
and not theirs. 1t is not a long search
to find the reviving spring from which
he renewed his strength for such conflicts
as these. He found it IN his home life.
He had read in bis Latin books how An
teus renewed his strength whenever he
touched his mother earth, and so he came
ready Tor his daily battle from night
in his home. He was jealous of the rights
of his home and the claim 1T had on HIM.
A protecting husband, almost Il brood
ing father, literally through sickness and
in health he loved and honored the sweet
heart he won after faithful courtship
from an honored and a clannish house
hold
To his fellow man he was kind in
big sort OF way. He never hid nor cried
his goodness: when he left it he left it
to take care of itself and of others. With
no affectation of grace of manner he
could and did put himself in touch with
train crew or deputation of diplo-
mats. To hear him describe a ludcrous
situation was better than play. He
made infinite fun of things, never OF per-
sons He never laughed at the foiblas
of the feeble, but he had his gibes for
the great. He bore enmity to no man,
and no man lives who ever owed him a
lasting grudge. These were not among
his assets and to say this of big burly
pronounced business maker and business
getter is as true as it is creditable to
lis heart. To hear such co-laborers as
Mr. Culp and Hardwick, and Emerson and
a score of others of equal rank speak
Of him in kindness and recognition ad-
would convince if need Re how
he kept up his end of the log" OF
his many sided talents a mere reference
may be made to some clever bits of para
and quaint interviews which he
wrote in the famous Vance-Merriman
one of those fairly fought fam
liz feuds amongst his political friends, for
after all they were his friends.
One more thing-no man ever heard
him speak irreverently of religion. 1t
was a personal thing to him, and his at
titude towards it was marked by a re-
5pe ctful humility.
OF many more kindly excellencies was
cur friend made up. Faults? OF course
he had than. Just there he was in touch
with US all. But he was not proud of
them. He Wanted not himself of them.
tie repented of them daily. Noble in
ccuntenanca, great in stature, of proven
worth of heart and head he viii never
be out of the lives of his household and
he will never be forgotten by his friends.