Schley-Sumter County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hudson, Charles Britton March 22 1894
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The Schley County News  
The Schley County News  Thursday, March 29, 1894  No. 13

"AFTER LIFE'S FITFUL FEVER"
The death of Solicitor C.B. Hudson, which occured at his home in Americus last 
Thursday night was a great surprise to every one, save, perhaps, his physicians 
and nearest relatives.  The announcement caused genuine sorrow to many hearts 
in the county, where he was well known and highly esteemed.  

Charles Britton Hudson was born in Baldwin County, Ga. in 1827.  When a young 
man he moved to Schley Co. where he began the practice of law.  He was married 
in 1851 to Miss Mary Wood who died several years ago leaving four grown 
children.  His second marriage was to Mrs. Josephine Royal, Mr. Hudson served 
during the war as lieutenant of that gallant company Schley Guards (Co. G, 5th 
Ga. Inf.) who battled so bravely for southern independence.  Possessed of rare 
mental endowments and indomitable industry, he met with success in every 
undertaking and filled the high offices to which he was called with seg?nal 
ability.  No breath od suspicion was ever raised against his private honesty or 
public integrity.  He scorned the meanness of little souls and was ever ready 
to defend the weak and oppressed.  In all the gentle humanities of life, he had 
the tenderness of a woman enshrined in nthe heart of a man.  He was truly the 
friend of the poor and needy, always endeavoring to be guided by the teaching 
of the golden rule.  Could the charities he dispensed year by year be recalled 
they would fill a bright page.  The hurricane of temptation swept down upon 
this brilliant man in public life, and engulfed him in the whirlpool of 
intemoerance, but be it said to his honor, his voice was ever raised against 
this evil and his warnings doubtless saved others from a fate like this.  The 
many seeds of kindness silently and unostentatiously dropped by his hand 
blossom into beautiful flowers, as we contemplate his life and they cover many 
human frailties.  The members of the Americus and other friends, accompanied 
the sorrowing relatives on their sad mission to Ellaville and a larger crowd is 
seldom seen in our city of the dead than that which stood around the grave of 
Solicitor Hudson.  Rev. R.F. Williamson conducted the short funeral services.  
It seemed ???? that he who loved flowers and all the beautiful things of life 
should sleep beneath a bank of fragrant blossoms, the offerings of loving 
friends.


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