Death of a Good Man
Thursday night at his
home in Marysville one of the best men in Cooke County or, for that matter, in
any county, breathed his last.
Dr. Thomas Bailey,
who had been sick for some time with pneumonia, died. The writer has known Dr. Bailey ever since
1861 and can truthfully say that he never knew a better man. He remembers when a small boy in that year
how he had that dread disease, typhoid fever, and how Dr. Bailey rode through
rain, sleet and storm for miles to attend him.
Dr. Bailey was one of
the pioneers of this county. He settled
on Clear Creek in 1860 and at once built up a big practice. His territory extended from
He was always ready
to start at a moment’s warning. No
matter whether it was someone sick with fever or pneumonia, or whether it was a
neighbor pierced by the arrows of the cruel Comanches,
he was always ready to go.
Many a time have we
known him to ride through the country where he was liable to meet the bloody
savages, but he
never shrank from his duty. His mission
was to relieve suffering and he always did his best no matter whether his
medical skill or his purse was needed.
Many a time have we
enjoyed the hospitalities
of his home and listened to his words of cheer.
Dr. Bailey was a
skillful and prudent physician, and was respected by all the profession who
knew him. For many years he had lived a
consistent life, and the summons found him ready.
If useful and charitable
deeds, a kind and loving character, a pure and consistent life count in the
other world, Dr. Bailey will be a gainer by the great change that has been
made.
To the bereaved
family the Hesperian offers the deepest sympathy.