The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-12-05

ana how superbly she was the mis-
tress Of the situation was continual
delight to me, and to every one per-
mitted within the sacred precincts Of
Roselands.
When such wO.nea cease i eNlSt.
there will be nothing wor;n living for.
working for or dying Tor. Civilization
will be in ruins.
On the outbreak Of war, Captain
Brooks organized company, his mo-
ther uniformed the men and he en-
tered the army, making a record Of
service. distinguished from the begin
ring unto the end. At General Ha-
goods suggestion and by permission
of General Beauregard, he took To-:
of federal prisoners. who wished to
change sides and formed them into
command, having been himself COM
missioned lieutenant colonel. These
men proved traitors ard formed a
plot to murder their officers between
Charleston and Savannah, where the
surroundings were congenlal for dark
deeds. While awaiting reinforce
ments. with lot OF men around
whom he knew were oath bound tc
murder him, John Hampden Brooks
displayed the cool courage in which
he .ounded. l never hive known q
man who more acutely iealized dan
ger or more thoroughly despised it.
The tense and awful situation.
which lasted two hours, was relieved
by Lieutenant Colonel Brooks bring
ing in Georgia volunteers, who dis
armed the mutineers. and FIVE of III
ring leaders were shot,:
At the close of the war Captai,
Brooks retired TO Roselands, and Wa
not "a successful planter" as th
newspapers said: for it is profana
ton to lie in the case of SO perfec
an embodiment of truth and knight:
virtue. His health initiated agains;
that; moreover, owing to his mothers
having always managed the planta-
ton, he had no practical experience
However, he was good manager.
careful, prudent, holding the planta-
ton together and providing for his
own. What is much better than
successful planter, he was man i'm
pervious to temptation. Reduced in
circumstances, suffering for lack Of
things he craved. he was none the less
far above sordid consideration. He
never bent finger ror crooked
knee for financial gain.
AS ne graced the station wherein
he was born, he would have equally
graced court or camp, anywhere, in
any age, for he was compounded Of
the old heroic virtues, which have
compelled the admiration of men and
the devotion Of women since Greek
and Trojan battled around the walls
of Ilium.
He had served term in the legis-
lature before the war from Edgefeld
district. After the war he was elect
ed to the general assembly from
Greenwood and later to the senate,
and in all relations ne was the same
plain, unpretentious, high minded
man, to whom loyalty and truth out
weighed jewels and gold.
There is more to vell than can here
be told. My last visit to Roselands
was in late summer. The world was
swathed in green, covering red hills;
and the shade trees were in glory. At
ter delightful hour, when leaving,
l looked back. Captain Ham and his
lovely wife sat side by side on the
veranda as | had seen them gener-
alton before. That was my last sight
OF them, but memory keeps them near
and dear. Nowhere in the world Of
men have l met two examples better
fitting Milton's description:
"For contemplation he and valor
formed;
For softnesS she, and sweet attrac-
tive grace"
"The strength of the hills is His
also," saith the psalm;st, and these
were His evidences of strength and
beauty, set amid the hills for season
and now withdrawn to Him.
All the material prosperity of the
up country may shrivel up and fade
like garment, when the moth frets
the fbres" There has recently been
an unpleasant reminder Of how frail
material possessions are and how
quickly they vanish.