Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-10
2 Memory Of Departed onaa
Editor Western Carolina Democr.t.


Returning to the mamorn $3.50.
OF departed ones. let rs trv anS ns
how 1T viii do to sneak r. ~ auu see
&c has been said that. .sna.th ne
sanans MarKs. It must in some
$3.50 pe Y a celebrated q ex-
wban Tue ooctrlne. we all believe in,
9 much of joy and comfort we
all can bestoW,
1t we scatter sunshine avarvwha.o
we 60"
Inc two friends we have in mind IN
this article are Capt. w. q p Morris
and James P. Rickman-and those uba
hneW these friends will all agree at
once tnat they both tried patiently
the beautifully and truthful
philosophy expressed in the lines Of
the above poet. Who in the town If
Hendersonv1lle and county of Hendnr.
son has not witnessed the ravs Of snn-
shine and good cheer which heamad
from the brilliant faces, the soft sootb-
ing speeches that fell from their Inns
at all tunes. The friendly I'M genial
grip or their hands no doubt .softened
the ~asperities, and put good cheer and
friendship into many a life. Think
back, will you, and listen if Won NAV
not near the fascinating, persuasive
convincing speech of these courteous
k1nd-hearted and most likable fellows.
in their daily association with their
feLoW man. These men learned the
great truth, that a soft answer turn
eth away wrath and they made that
motto the dual of their lives to such a
degree that their innumerable friends
were insensibly bound to them, with
hoops of steele.
Because of these most valuable quail
ties OF head III heart, they were tow
ers of strength to every cause thew
espoused and could not only win the
confidence and friendship of people,
but best of all, they retained it. Both
coming from ordinary ancestry, they
forged their own way, in their partic-
ular spheres, gaining honors by meri-
tcr1ous public service, rendered always
to advantage of the public, whom they
One serving in the legislature,
the other as mayor, n as teacher and
superintendent of the schools and the
other on the aldermanic board of his
city. The highest honors. neverthe-
less than Capt. Morris and James p.
Hickman, Eve received, and which
Ii4CS 81 11Gu1y anu justly GdEu6US was |
The love, confidence and esteem of their
countrymen.
Death came to each of them as their
star of fortune was still rising, when
life promised golden rewards, in furth-
sr days that might have come and gone,
but fate,-cruel fate.-as some might
decreed it to be otherwise. The
final dart, with it's unerring and never
Go SIS~- @S~o ~@~r,1Y A. A-v~ ~o~~lr~ /
dashed out two lives, ended two earth
~ careers. left two honorable families,
to their energies, reasonably
we'll provided for.
These mothers and children may
look and remember with pride On the
character, and memory of their
departed husbands and fathers. Not
only they, but thousands of others are
thinking quietly, how the Silver
chord is loosed, and the golden bowl
Is broken, hearts are saddened,
desolated, lips are silenced, yet
these men have left monuments more
enduring than marble, and heritages !
more precious than diamonds or gold.
We need only speak of the dead in
order to encourage and make grave
the living. The Hon. John j. ingalls,
III Ills 111O-I1U1C3 W4OlC A4O04 INK O4O 4
saying that opportunity knocked, I'M
hidden at least once at every mans
gate, but these men had the sta1wart
manhood in them which would have
enabled them to succeed regardless of
whether opportunity knocked or not
.he deeds of these men. the lessons Of
heir lives, the goodness of their hearts
md the examples they gave, may well
- orornrT;Gn1 hu tho hNva and v0UthG |
who are now following them.
Let as as a closing admonition to
friends who are to follow hem
life. apply the philosophy expressed
n the beautiful lines from the pen or
3abcock, where he says so appropri-
ltely: /:
BE Strong!
We are not here to play, to dream, to
draft; j
We have hard work to do and loads to
lift.
,hun not the struggle, face it; tbs !
Gods gift.
Jay not the days are evil-Who's to i
blame? \
fold the hands and acduiesce, o =
shame! {
stand up, speak out and bravely, in {
Gods name. c
w Tsg2Ns&9sEF :
Be Strong! F
t matters not how deep intrenched T
the wrong, T
hard the battle goes, the day how +
amt not; fight on: Tomorrow comes F
the song" F
Thus. >. F
Asheyil1e. N. c., Feb. 26, 1913. 8
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