The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-08
RETURNED BROKEN IN HEALTH.

his young vile out OF any money!
RETURNED BROKEN IN HEALTH.
Capt. Freeland returned to Sumter a
few years ago and remained for a few
days. he was wreck Of his former
self in physical appearance, and his
hundreds of old time friends were pain
fully surprised at his appearance. and
he had their sympathy, or at least that
of great many. Even at that time
when be returned to Lumter it is safe
to say that he might have received
assistance from many of his former
associates and he might haye started
life anew with prospects of building up
for himself a new name and fortune.
But the-fcrmer handsome and clever
captain YVES proud man, ard even in
his decline was too proud to ask for Or
receive charity, and ae left Sumter
again.
He built one of the first modern and
up-to-date residences in SUMTER. in
which helived for many years with his
large family. He was up to the time of
his departure one of the kindest hearted
and loving heads OF a family. He al
ways made a good living. He was a
very hospitable and lavish entertainer
andadelightec to have his friends at his
home. He ran for mayor o. Sumter at
one time, but he had begun even at
that time to ''go down the hill'' and
his race was not very strong, although
he received creditable support His
prospects were as bright as any man
could wish and had be remained here
with his genial disposition, his natural
ability and shrewdness as fnancer,
there is. no knowing to what heights of
popularity and business success he
might have climbed.
He has many things to his credit.
more TO his credit perhaps than 10 his
discredit. He was his worst enemy.
He was Identified with the growth and
progress of Sumter during his time and
would have been very desirable and
useful citizen who would have been
welcomed here had to- seen fit to acquic
himself in the way that he could do as
was well known. His downfall was one
of those mysterious ''slips'' which
might have been atoned for and rene
died had be but tried to catch Up"
step in the march Of life. E:e. was not
without friends, but it is thought by
some that he had too mnch pride and
self reliance to go to those who would
have gladly given him the right hand
of fellowship and helped to uphold him.
Capt. Freeland, so far as the writer
knows, was not a man who used alco-
holic drinks to excess. So that this
misfortunes up to the time he left there
could not De attributed to whiskey.
Neither was he gambler So his mis-
fortunes will perhaps remain mystery
to the general public. He vas in his
later years in Sumter given the credit
of being "fast." His life hisrory is sad,
and not without tinge of romance and
somewhat mysterious. But his life was
made up of many creditable things and
acts. He had his friends and well
wishers VINO followed his downward ca
reer with genuine regret and when the
truth comes to light, if it ever does it
will probably reveal some hidden mys-
terry which will show up the cause of
his down fall in brighter light thanit
is rot known.
Though alone, friendless, heartbro-
ken. a stranger in a strange place when
his last act which ended
his life, had he but known he was not
and sympathizers who would have
helped him. And when the story of his
death is read there will be hundreds
who will read of it with genuine SORROW
There are many who will look back in
to the past aod will remem Der the
bright side Of his career. AS stated
before so little really known by the
public o. Capt. Freeland's life after he
left Sumter and OF the causes which
induced his departure, thata true rec
crd cannot be given, but now that his
earthly career is ended, he will be re-
membered for the good things he did,
which so far as is known far outnumber
those of his discrediC. He did not live
in pain. his life for the most part was q
and was creditable.
He leaves a family OF two sons and
two daughters, who have the heartfelt
sympathy OF a host of friends of their
own and of hundreds who will remem-
Der the handsome, big hearted and
clever captain, A. n. Freeland, as he
was in the prime of his manhood.-E.
I. R.--The State.