Year: 1869

great degree from the close study,
which it was his delight to give to
his profession, up to the time when
sickness proStrated him upon a bed
which proved to be his death bed.
He did not run for the Office, but ac-
cepted it from the appointment of
| the Governor, to fill vacancy Occa-
stoned by the death Of the previous
Judge. He was repeatedly solicited
to run for office, and once was
brought forward for Governor by his
party, even without his consent, and
nearly elected, although he had re-
peatedly said he would not accept it.
Finding himself about to be elected,
he FASTENED purpose Of settling in
Mississippi, which he had for some
time been contemplating, and left
the State short time before the
election. He refused to take an
active part in politics, because he SO
loved and honored his profession
that he would give 1t 10 divided at
tention. AT the time he chose it he
told his mother that he would never
relax the energy of his devotion to
it until lie had so established himself
in it that he could always choose his
side Of a case. This he soon accom-,
pliShed.


Never did he accept a fee of min
lister or a widow or orphans of mod
crate means, Willie the widows and
orphans of lawyers never lacked a
friend or money when he was near
All well may he have honored a pro
tessiOn that opened such broad
channel for good and noble deeds
his nature was one that could baSk
and reyel in them.


Turn we back a space to some six
years before he left Alabama, and
some eight after decision as to Miss
Winters. Then it was for the second
time that he bowed in homage be
fore the shrine of woman, or rather
an individual woman, for never MAJ
paid higher homage to the sex thai
he. This time the woman was beau
tiful, brilliant and loving, and witt
only enough individuality of charac
ter to worship him, knowing only his
opinions and wishes. We long suS
pected that his heart now and theI
sighed for the more powerful nature
of the earnest Christian woman wht
loved him with a live-long devotion
although denied the realization 0
heGlDve. If so, his was powerful
miffU and strong will, and mos
powerful when exercised over him
self, and his wife never for one mo


ment Of her life suspected it. Il


woman he was ever courteous, chiy


alrous and deferential, but his wifi
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tenti0ns wore ever due to her, eve


at his own table, whether the guest


were few or many, she was ever til


first helped His most casual aC


dress to her bore homage in its ton


and manner, nor was this any til
. less so when alone than when j


the presence of others. His wife ha


told us that she has sat in the GROVE


ed courthouse and seen him swa
- the human heart to any passion /


his will, then turn to his home, ca.


himself upon the carpet of the nu


sery, and with the babe in his arm


and the others pulling at him, kis


ing him and playing with him, Spen
f, an hour in as great a glee as al
Il boy. When alone, she was ev'
IS wont to know his approach by
a. hum or whistle as his home ga
m closed upon his advancing steps,
,r ever closed out all care and trOubl
= be they what they might; he on
NJ brought smiles and pleasantly to /
ct wife and children. Such was t
nr private character of the man we ha
Il ever delighted to love and hone


Reader, we have drawn no comm
of character. There are few can en-
of late him in all things, but there d
~ also few who may not follow him
ad something. His career in MiSsiSS
do pi was brief He only lived abe
,rt two years after removing to Il
,is State, vet there are few still livi
a. who once regarded his friendship
,lt an honor. These few will read
cd recognize these sketches. We col
of draw others from this life, o7
for which our pen delights to linger,
ar our readers may not be so dee
his interested as we, so we propose
lie draw hut one more: a sketch VIII
re takes no part of interest from
he life represented other than the f
nh that such lives ennoble every tn
of they are associated with.