Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-19

| IOuHd a. copy OF Il long letter 10 VI COL
| lege student, page after page of ar
| gument on some tariff problem.
| Busy as he was all the time, tiret
and exhausted as he was during thu
campaign, he yet found time to an
swer this boys questions and help hin
| in the preparation for debate.
In the same manner lie responded tc
| tile calls of his church and many of Us
heard and still remember his master
~ address in the Congrega tiona
church on abraham Lincoln. States
man and Christian The Trial OF
Christ" etc, and especially his talk
before the Congregational Mems Clut
two years ago on his recollections oil
the Civil War.
Mr. Heath was always a student
say this advisedly. He was never toe
old to learn and always wanted the
latest information on any topic under
consideration.
In the preparation of his first NAL
practice case he spent his spare time
for days in the dissection of subject
under the direction of old DR. Brick
EFT, one of the best surgeons of his
day, IL order that he might be thor
oughly familiar with the location and
use of every muscle, nerve and artery
involved.
In the trial of the Cooper murder
case he spent days at his camp firing
revolvers into all kinds of hides, skins
and meats to observe the effect of the
scorching and burning and was pre-
pared to fe9rlessly eXpound and sus-
tain his theory of the shooting.
Only last week, a gentleman con-
nected with the old Winthrop House,
located across the street from the court
house. said to me that lie was obliged
to rise at from 40 to o'clock and
during the progress of the Cooper muir
der trial he frequently saw Mr.. Heath
at that time walking the street intent
on the problems presented by that
hard thought case.
Very few men could stand the con-
tinuous strain of mental labor, hour
after hour and day after day. often
far into The night, as he did. hut even
his rugged constitution broke down un-
der it.
Men of Genius have seldom revealed
to Us how much of their fame was due
to lard digging.
His reading was not by any means
COiiilntu W Tic law Ol DOlilitS bu( tOl
cred a very wide range of subjects A
number Of years ago he became inter
csted in charging his vocabulary and
taking the Century Dictionary he made
lists of the words with which he was
familiar and which he used in his
speech or writing. also a list of words
with which he desired to become ia
millar so that he might make better
choice of terms and possess q more
flexible vocabulary.
His writings will show his great
love for the simple Anglo Saxon
terms His sentences We're never involv-
ed
Looking over a brief / had at one
time written he said to me: You evil
IDENTIFY prefer the old classic style.
like the plain Anglo Saxon" In his
Art of Cross examination" he says:
"Study words in the dictionary, look
ing for the proper words to refine your
college tongue. Men of ordinary ad-
dress have 1000 words. the great ora
tors 10000. The task is to learn to use
only the 4000.''
For the best illustration of his sim
pie clear, concise style, see his toast
to the boys in his Lincoln Club speech
his characterization in a brief word of
each OF the Governors of Maine in his
speech nominating John F. Hill for
Governor and especially his brilliant
tribute to his old friend, General
Cboate.
trust your Honor that in these
somewhat personal remarks / have not
trespassed on anything too sacred for
public speech. In conclusion, / can do
no better than to quote this message
which he delivered to the young law
students just beginning life: IF you
would succeed in life and be a pow
er for good drink in the message of
law TO humanity. Serve God and your
fellow men wherever duty calls. BE
honest with yourselves. Follow the
right because it is right" and then two
characterizations of another which
most aptly applied to himself; He be-
gan life with an empty pocket and a
happy heart, an Inheritance for Amer
lean youth richer than stocks and
bonds" TO grapple life with courage.
to master the work of the business
world, to win the respect of his fellow
men, to he faithful to every trust-has
beer TO him life we'll lived.
Whether as advocate, legislator or
counsellor it is the fortune of only a
few to attain such distinction coupled
with the enduring love of all who
knew him. And now that the trials and
struggles are over, he has gone in
search of that shore where the tides
roll on in never ending peace