Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-03

GRATED the CONN and chancel Of tn
church most beautifully. | was gla,
to note that Tol had provided q mem
oriai window In the church, and hi
name is engraved thereon, and vii
stand lasting memorial to the love b,
had for his church.
His old comrades Of Camp Ben Rob
ertson, Of which he had been a membel
so long. attended In body. and It sad
dened my heart to see these old vete
rams. as they sat with bowed heads,
listening to the beautiful tributes tt
the memory of one they all loved wher
| thought how soon similar services
would be held in their memory.
The West Point Rifles, a splendid
body of young soldiers, attended as a
mark Of respect to this old soldier.
When the services at the church
were over, the funeral cortege wended
its way to the Greenwood cemetery,
named by Tol, and soon bis body was
laid in the grave, In a lot of his own
selection.
The young soldiers marched around
his grave. and at the command Of the
captain, the bugler sounded taps, and
Mr.. Motley pronounced the benediction,
and we left him alone with his God.
don't like the city was of burying
the dead. The coffin is placed in an
iron box. or vault, lowered in the grave,
the benediction pro nounced, all leaving
the grave to be filled by the undertake
er. l like the old country way-loving
hands to fill the grave, and lady friends
to place the flowers on the grave.
After the services we returned to his
home. and in the company of his dear
wife and children, a sister, Mrs. Matte
Cook, and his brother-in-law, the Hon.
]. B. Stacey. of Kansas City. we Will
ed away the evening, talking Of the
sunny nature and loving disposition of
dear Tol.
Mr.. Stacey said he loved him as
brother, and loved him. especially for
his great kindness to his father and
mother and his dear sister. Everyone
spoke about what loving family Tolls
family was. and his great love and divo-
tion to his wife and children.
Tol was at our reunion last summer
held at our house, and as usual, was the
life of the crowd. He had been made
General OF the Mississippi Division, but
to his old comrades, he was only Tol.
The next and last time met him in
life was on the train going to the re-
union in Jackson, and he was so
thoughtful and courteous to all on the
train, and he told me that he had found
the the secret of happiness-it was to
love people.
He said, "Emmet, if were to hear
that you had talked about me and said
unkind things about me, I would still
love you, for If l didn't would be un-
happy myself" When l went home,
told Sallie of this, and said that Tol
had taught me a lesson in Forgive
ness.
The next morning, as the roads were
very bad, Ed persuaded Miss Ida to
stay and wait for the train, and he and
| came on alone; George Waller had
returned home the evening before. We
stopped and looked once more at the
grave of our dear friend, and we found
it covered with flowers, and we said
that we knew it was well with Tol.
told Ed that we could not have wished
tor more happy ending of the life for
this gallant soldier. Loved and respect
ed by all, living to see his children all
grown, and an honor TO his life, dying
before the infrmities of age had i'm
paired his usefulness, that / could not
but feel that it was well, and I knew
hat he had answered to the Roll Call
Up Yonder. as he had SO often done
With the old Noxubee troopers.
As we came home said to Ed that
What made Tol 30 popular was that he
vas genial. kind to everyone and
brought sunshine and happiness where
yer he went, and what a bright happy
world this would be if we could all cul-
ivate this spirit and emenate the ex-
lmple of our dear comrade. He is now
'nly memory. but what a blessed
he is to all who knew him, and
he legacy of life we'll spent is worth
ar more to his children than having
eft them great riches. Goodbye,
BIG BUD.
A crop total of under twelve
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