Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-05-10
JEFFERSON. TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY TO-
In Memoriam.

When the average person, socially
and otherwise. dies his neighbors and
friends express the usual sorrow and
grief for awhile, and his former place
among man is soon occupied by others
and thus the brief ripple occasioned
by the sad event soon becomes placid
and his career in the affairs of life is
soon robed in oblivion. But when an
old, progressive citizen, both in the
sense of age and continual residence
dies. bound by thousand ties of social,
progressive and friendly relations, the
whole community is shocked. and the
common affairs of life loose their lustre
and all join in retrospective thought
and topics concentrating the good
deeds and life of the departed and de-
plore the sad event in strain of eulogy
that makes an epitaph and monument
more enduring than pile OF granite or
shaft of marble could commemorate.
Such was the tragedy at his home at
noon on April the 14tht, that culminat-
ed in the death of A. j. T. Carter.
1t was sad indeed that one endowed
with all the social faculties and hospi-
table instincts that made him so con-
spicuous and universally admired for
his noble traits of character had to
submit to the DEGREES of cruel fate and
stand abruptly before another tribunal
and future existence, which however
had no terrors for him. Failing in
health recently and stricken with a
stomach affection that almost paralyzed
him at frequent intervals and so agoniz-
| ing that he evidently felt that God
would pardon the act that would relieve
him from the fortunes thus inflicted
he had the courage to execute the deed,
and spoke calmly and in tone of no
regret that he was being transferred to
another realm and different sphere of life
Born and reared in Alabama and inn
billing all the social and southern in
stincts and the patriotism of his fathers
and love of home and country, his
young and vigorous manhood was ap-
pealed to and he joined the ranks of
those that went forth to repel the
hordes that came in to lay seige to his
fair land and throttle the spirit that as
pired to repel the subjugating forces
that sought to crush and ruin an in.
vincible array of manhood. He accep-
ted the arbatrcyment of arms in good
faith. and realizing the valor displayed
in the face of utter restitution and that
the war could not be prolonged with
such decimated ranks and defeated trea-
sury, he returned home with the surviv-
ing remnants and joined in the good
work and effort of rehabilitating the
south and retaining it's waste places
and destroying the evidences ofruthless
swarms of invaders-and building a
new south upon the ruins of the old
however disagreeable it was to lose the
old Fabric with its thousands of cher
ished memories and relics that will ever
linger along the lines of retrospective
thought-and be ever sacred to the com.
ing generations. In his departure the
old home has lost its charm, but his long
residence there and association with the
inanimate things and substantial crea-
tons makes reflection that can never
be efaced, and his personality is thus
indelibly retained.
| No home in the broad realms of the
south has richer history or more frag-
rant and prolific with deeds of courtesy
and hospitable impulses than the old
Watson-Carter homestead. 1t was foun.
ded in the old eraswhen song and story
and legend was rich with praises and
encouraging influences to broaden the
instincts of old southern cheer and hos.
pitality, and if this old place had the
faculty of speech it could enumerate
many social events and point to guests
perhaps, proud of the distinction OF
having feastedlat its hospitable board
besides more modest and humbles ones
with grateful my1ories in the premises
Deceased leaves two sons and daugh'
ter. to whom we extend sincere condo
lence. Adieu, old friend, until I meet
you-and in the mean time may the
birds and gentle zephyrs sing requiem
about your grave and lull you into {
sweet repose. w,