Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-08

~ - 1891 ~ - -
mud waiting for the train OF nat
oars to be made up for the journey
+o Petersburg, a tall officer in a
hlue uniform laid his hand on MS
shonlder and said. smiling, We'll.
Charlie this is about where would
| .xnect to find YOU if living, IN lee
ARMY" This officer was Coion"i
Foster of West Virginia, an oid
friend of the family. and VINO "a'
in command at that place. tolohti
Foster invited him to spend me
night with him. an invitation luz
Captain gladly accepted. me heA'
morning he babe farewell 10 ms
friend. Colonel Foster, and "eh'
harl, to take up life anew as D."
teacher giving the much needed IN
s+ruction that had been denied ~
"a many during the trououlouS
,;mos of war. Captain Robinson
inclination and talents always iaS
along the lines OF literary and pup
,ir work For q good many years
he was a journalist, being on 'he
staff of the Daily Register OF Mem
NH. He was also at one time on
the staff Of the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal.
Tn 1884 he moved to ARKANSAS
and in 1886 was married oy oe''
Or. Dickson, pastor of the flrs1
PRESBYTERIAN church, to Miss Lyola
ZONES Kimbrough, daughter OF MI
Hncklev Kimbrough, well hho" II
n,anter Of Elm Grove, Arkansas.
Captain Robinson was in the gro
cory hnsiness in Pine Bluff for sew
or,, wears. the firm being known a.
Louthan & Robinson.
CAPTAIN Robinson was a very
nuh1ic spirited man, one VINO tooh
. deem interest in everything th"'
tended IN lettering the conditions
If his country, especially IN MS
avn southland, where were maui
rally the tenderest memories "iu
.;os os his bovhood days and those
Of ]ater life. During the last '"o
,.oors of his life, he was a.. ho''s'
,d onaraetic member OF the South
ern Cotton Association, dong e
ervthing in his power TO au'an09
,to Interests of the cotton grower
Of the South 1t was a great so''iN0
of disappointment to him tlia' ''e
.o, unable to attend the mee1lhS
Of the association held IN Daliae
,ast month. but owing to a rec'n'
attach Of the grippe he did not
feel welf enough to go. ho"e'e'
he GOT. many others interested III =
-, marty of his friends from
pine bluff attended the meetlhs.
Captain Robinson often cohtrio-
..,a or+iolas Of varied interest TO
the local daily papers, af'lc'eS
which displayed high literary d.
;ro,, and brought forth admir-
ing comment from his many fflehos'
He was an authority on the cotton
situation, and his articles III ~''e
Cotton Journal were widely fead Wy
=, a,oceac Of neople. and were cop
ied extensively by other papers.
He was a Southern gentleman %
the old school, and treated every
one with the greatest kindness anu
consideration, and he had tha'
Grace and charm Of manner 'At''
come not alone from the oosei'-
once of the forms OF polite society,"
,,,. from true nobleness OF hear"'
for he loved his fellownlan ana *
kindly toward the world. Belhs o'
= Genial and social disposition ne
naturally made friends OF al 'n'''-
With whom he came in contact IS
,acia1,v the little children, VINO helo
= very varm pace in his heaf'' ah'i
who thought Of his death Will 81
~ ne was thoughtful. unselfish
ona loving in his home, ana chF9'
ful and hopeful under all c'fe''ii'-
stances: with an implicit fal'h M
Coz care, he always looked o' I've
bright side OF things
Wis children, four in n'''' 'e' ;
ver., 3ra ia this CT :, ana rA
two are now living, Gordon anu
lydia. His wife survives h'in' '''iu
TWO brothers, George ono hos''"e
Robinson of Gumwood, MISS. h"-
gene was member OF Cen heoiofa
FORESTS cavalry.
Generous as brave,
Affection, kindness, the sweet ollees
Oe love and duty. were 10 nm as