The weekly Iberian., 1912-01-13
ANDREW THORPE.
EuIogv, Before the District
Court and Iberia Bar, by
Mr.. l.. T. Dulany, filed
January 18th.
Nav it please the Court:

I
Another member of this Bar has
pass away in obedience to that In
ev!table summons which finally comes
to all from the Monarch of the Tomb.
But few days since. Andrew Thorpe
stood within The prec,Ects Of this, the
temple Of his chosen profession, con-
cerned only with his "nsayen' nts
here. with no thought # the 'urney
which he " u soon 70 max, to anO her
world
But such, Sir, is the une"rtainty q
human life Ma" INDUCES In that elu
s,ve hope to which All mcn ,Ing with
blind faith d, ceiv!ng 'h,m~e vc, ~i'i'
the do tstrtivc rr5niis'. ut connnu,d
streng h and leuaih,n 'f".sH
Our friend Th",p' was = NJ u ot =,
culiar temp. rament ~ d marked ,ndiv'-
DUALITY; som. times in,su,,'e, GOD hut
always & ndid and Kind. Wit" : t
calm e ve witch Inspired c. iii,r e
and command d he respect ~ his +, !
low ci,Izvns E.dow,d b, uaiure y h
! a briiIant miGd most h,gh', u 'urt =
he possessed wealth OF know { tte,
whith TO him WIS an rutXhHu,r ,rah e
-
d. II hi, viii { his quaint humor and
sparkling wit added n pecul ar cha M
to his accomplishments
it was sometimes said that he WAS
cod aud bittt'; hut We, who kneN h1m
hest can truly nv that kl dues4 and
compassion, twin sentiments Of charity
aud tuv.. iweited WITH - - I,
cha mhcr Of his N u,lv hratt II - :
I'd not approval. nor sought he IN
wOrlu's acclaim 10 him ,hc cons
business of being right was a fall r.,
ward. 'Tis said, that in tn ca~ket of
nature there are two priceless jewels:
WOman's viltuc and mau'i honor. y
Each nf these have ref cted peculiar
charm and radiant glory upon The
history Of mankind.
Sir. distinctive titles may proclaim
sOEle sp lal merit. or reward acru
muIated wealth m ~ burnish the su,IG :
ed front Of fortune; bnt these are u
the glittering trophies, Won in II e
game well played bv he favored s,,-
Of chance, and may quickly pass awa>
but an hOnOred name Is to every H.. n
the diadem, of greater worth lhan e
farest jewel in a kingly crown NJ
Thorpe bore no distinc I've title; nor
hid he fortune to guild his way; hut;
his was the wealth of merit and that
jewel Of manly honor which ennobl. 8
the untitled name As citizen he
5,tOOd for all that was Just and right; as
lawyer he measured up to the stand
ard Ot those who hold to the ethics of
the h"nOred profession, and regarded
it's teachings rs TIE philosophy of jus
;ice. All this, and more, was that
modest and unassuming man. whose
calm reserve in day + OF peace was the
antithesis Of that restless spirit and
daring va or which characterized his
career in the days OF his youth, VIII, n
his country was plunged in war.
Thorpe was so,dier in the ranks OF
those who wore the gray;a ,llOvcr
Of the intrepid Morgan, whose deeds
OF daring and reckless raids have i'm
mortal zed the fame of that South rn
Cavalier For two years Anhr. "
Thorpe fought under the Sou hern
h'y. bearing valiant part in many
battles upon many crimson fields He
taken prisoner and consigned to
all the trrro's of a federal prison life
where he suffered such tortures as find
parallel only in the gloomy cell of
at internal place Of doom known MS
ne BLACK Hole Of Calcutta"
For attempted mutiny and escape he
VAS condemned to be shot; but was
'aved from this inglorious fate on ac-
co mt OF his extreme youth which an.
pealed TO his captOrs, who thought it
more humane to let him die within
the PRISON walls with the balance of
the starving band Ever true to his
colors, as he was to his word, he re
Jected with scorn an offer OF release
ir m prison upon condition that he
take the oath of allegiance to the
Union. while his Country was stil at
war
Monuments have been built to honor
the memory of our Confederate dead
and we can but approve this noble
sentiment: but, Sir, there were other
heroes b. sides those who fell upoo the
held; and these, also deserved 10 he
hOnOred and remembered Andrew
Thorpe was one of that gallant band
whose valOr reflected such martial pIo.
~ upon the army of the Southland
challenging the admiration ot
the world; one of that ga,ian; hos,
Who survived the periIs of the civ.
war but are now RAPIDLY passin,
away. The ranks of that OLD land ar,
growing thin They are going. on.
ny one. to answer the roll call owe,
there in the shadowy fields of the
world beyond.