Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-21

hads BY asn. P. Il Cullsn 1t ths
Crave Of En Friend. Orlando
Hin.

The following touching remarks
were made BY Hon P. 81. Cullen at
the q Of Orlando Hitt, whose re-
mains were inferred In the Mexico
cemetery lass Monday afternoon:
he who lies before us was my friend.
l knew him apd loved him. He was
. noble, true and generous soul. The
lawyer knows the heart conscience
and brain Of him who ID with him to
day and against him to morrow. As.
one who knew Orlando Hitt 1 speak
Today. l have been with him and
against him In many q c1ntest in
court He was q lawyer OF the high
est type BE wa modest, he kept no
trumpet blowing 20 tell his merits
We knew him by his works AS an
associate be was courteous and kind,
q tireless worker, : wise counselor .
clear thinker, brave and dashing 10
execution. As an opponent lie never
failed 70 e0mmaod respect he stud
led well his cases and atly did be pre-
sent his clients cause he believed
all men were honest aud on tnat
theory appealed to heart and cons
cience- II be did not think he WIS
right be said little IN court but ami
mated By the simple truth Of q rigbte-
Gus cause lie was forceful intense, elc-
quent. BE was kind TO y0upg men,
courteous 10 the curt he stood for
no false doctrine II ne knew II. No
gold could buy from him q false opin-
ION. He knew the law, loved and
obeyed It. Be succeeded 10 IL In two
states. He was 10 my Judgement one
Of the best lawyers in this state and
his early death iss great loss to our
profession.
But my friends On the brink Of the
grave other things are greater than
success In Law and learning, and these
greater things grew In the life Of our
dear dead brother 10 all their height
might and grandeur. He was the
most honest man / gver knew. Itl
vas the dominant trait Of his life and
character. He sas inherently honest
be was honest uy nature. He was
never known 70 vscciIlate or vayer CD
any question OF honor or honesty. III
have zen him 10 the management Of
great cases where fortune, liberty or
life was at stake; | have seeu him nred
10 q sbite heat Of zeal 70 win but ME
Their intense excitement nor great de-
sire could turn him from the path Of
honor.
Some one has said that, ut is not In
the worlds daily strife where armed
and marshzlled se meet Is foes that
men are rightly judged When the
armUr Is put Of and the mask has fal
len The soft light OF nome brings out
la many q rugged life the tinB ana
hues u heaven.
Brave, rugged soul IS he was in mix
ing and mingIing witn n wUriu,
Yet 10 toe sDft light Of home be was
tender asa vine bloom. BE never
married bus made bis hume with bis
venerable parents For the past ten
years or m0re-snile be IA In the
prime and vig0r Of life-care Of his pa
rents wal bis first consideration With
= hIial devotion Of surprising intensity
be devoted much Of Eis time u them,
nfnistering to tbeln In sickness ana
s~noezv0ring 10 put q little more sun
into their declining years. He
vas performing this mission when
stricken down some months ago. AT
Ter it became evident that his all
nens were fatal mOre and nor old
be think Of bis parents and express r.
zret that be could not in person help
Them any more. !
His parents are veil along 10 yeas.
They live 10 the old homestead ID
south Mexico. They are surrounded
By other children ready and anxious
10 bestow upon them every attention.
Of tbis worlds gods they have more
Than they car spend. This, all this,
our friend we'll knes, but be wanted
10 do nor for them; he wanted to put
more sunshine, more JOY into their de-
wears, and bis Last business act
was to make a will giving two thou
and dollars 10 q trustee with the
'trict Injunction that such fund !
should Be used for the pleasure and
10y OF bis aged parents
This, my friends, Is Jan exceptional
viii and one that does credit TO the
treat heart OF Ian HIT Others make
lifts that the young may be educated
70 that the doner's name may be band
ID down to posterity; but greater than /
'hese In the act Of the mar who for
self attempts 50 supply for :
he tired eye OF age . new pleasure
md create for it a added JOY.
Our friend Is gone but We still keepl
ifs memory green. He was a fne com-
'ani0n. counsellor and friend. A pub !
ic spirited nitizens. He was sentimen-
al and loved the fields. the flowers
nd the higher things OF life. 1 do not
he eve harmed . human be-
Dg without making ample Testltu-
lon. Is II not possible that every no
le sentiment. eyerp QeneFous act ana ]
eed. every song sung, every honest ]
ote sounded BY men like Hit in this
bangeful world makes 1t better. and
rms the basis Of . new and better
fe beyond the curtain. l think 50,
40 opIaccounto OF th se let us hope ts,lk
lend stands acquitted Of every fault
the Great Court from which no
rift OF error lies