The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-28

found in the character which be
developed during the years Of
|his lite.
Leaving his Northern home:
he came to Manning when a boy
mot more than fourteen years
lola, and rose to diutinction. He
had very little education, in the
technical sense, 10 begin with:
and yet he died a well educated
man. He was elected Probate
Judge. was Post Master fol
nineteen years, and four times
was elected to represent his
county in the State Senate.
He had d feeling heart, anc
1.-THE long necessity Of behaving
with circumspectlon had toned
and tempered a naturally i'm
patient temper into disposition
THAT was fine, gentle and con
| |Siderate.
While he made no claim tt
|oratory, his elocutlon WAS ner
!vous and rapid, and his uaturall!
strong, logical mind quickly
grasped the salient f-cts, which
be arrayed with a force and
|clearness that often astonished
his friends and always confound'
led his adversary. HIS educa'
|tion was principally IN a news
paper Office. His reading was
wide, and his memory tenacious.
iHe was living illustration that
men of energy can educate them.
selves. and that the best educa.
|tion is experience-daily exper
!ience-because then one never
|forgets what he is taught.
The Eternal Disposer of human
events has cut short a bene6cient
and active life, whose faculties
were employed for the benefit Of
his family, and, in large sense.
Ibis fellow citizens.
He came to South Carolina al
4 time when the alien, or the
man without family influence
and connection, had but little
opportunity, and yet, even then.
| be gained a foothold and grew
| N the estimation of all who
knew him. His quickness o1
apprehension made him see the
advantage of living in New
South, where social equality
and political freedom was better
understood.
He threw himself with all the
fervor of his nature into the
j''Reform Movement" Of 1890, be
cause he could see in the hori
1on of his future the star Of
aope, not only for himself, but
for all the other young men who
lhad brains, and no favor. He
znew and mingled with men Of
every kind, and these are the
best books, after all. He was
acquainted with the ambitions
!! and the hopes of the heart, the
means used to accomplish ends,
the springs of action, and the
seed Of thought. Therefore he
made of his life a grand and
glorious success.
There never lived a man more
loyal in his friendships than
Louis Applet. The writer o1
this tribute knew him intimately
for twerty.f five year; there have
oeen times when others turned
on him and deserted him. but in
the darkest hour Applet always
stood true.
Will you sometimes watch the seasons
as of old they come and GO?
Will YOU know when we have sunshine
or when we have snow?
w iii you SSS uS. Cdu SOu uSdi 10. " liz
you know our hopes and fears?
Will you recollect the time yourseli
shed bitter tears?
Will you often long to speak To Us.
and help Us in the strife?
Will you see how much we suffer in The
thoruy path of life?
Now you know the secrets hid from Us
beyond tomb:
Fell US, if you can, would this knowi'
edge make US towards,
|Or would it bless and cheer US 10 oul
gloom?
saw your gentle smile as YOU lay il
blessed state;
Were you reading what God had wril
in the book of Fate?
You went away without q word for well
or i'll;
Must you keep the secret from US be.
cause it's Will?
A TRIBUTE.