. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. of refinement and considerablereading, and was much respected for his many good 248 THE BIG SANDY VALLEY. qualities as neighbor, business man, and citizen. In1869 he died, leaving a son, who, although merelyhaving reached manhood, had already given promiseof the brilliant future which was so soon to crownhis life. John Harkins, the son, Avas fairly well educated, and being espe-cially endowedwith the mentalqualificationsrequisite to be-come a good law-yer, took highrank as an attor-ney
. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. of refinement and considerablereading, and was much respected for his many good 248 THE BIG SANDY VALLEY. qualities as neighbor, business man, and citizen. In1869 he died, leaving a son, who, although merelyhaving reached manhood, had already given promiseof the brilliant future which was so soon to crownhis life. John Harkins, the son, Avas fairly well educated, and being espe-cially endowedwith the mentalqualificationsrequisite to be-come a good law-yer, took highrank as an attor-ney almost im-mediately on hisentrance to thebar, which oc-curred in that timeuntil the com-mencement of thefatal sickness which ended his short but busy anduseful life, he constantly rose in the estimation ofthe people as one of the brilliant lawyers of thevalley, Prestonburg contributing her full Mr. Harkins lived he would no doubt havereached as high and honorable distinction in polit-ical preferment as he attained as a pleader at thebar. Although in possession of a splendid physique. JOHN HARKINS. THE HARKINS FAMILY. 249 and a strong constitution, insidious disease attackedthe citadel of life ; but, thinking the enemy expelled,he left his home in Prestonburg and went to Pike-ville, where the attack was renewed, terminating inhis death August 25, 1871. His unexpected deathcreated a sensation in the valley ; for no man hadwarmer and truer friends than John Harkins, thegenial man andbrilliant was unmar-ried, but was be-trothed to a high-ly respected andworthy younglady, who to thisday holds herselfbound in thesilken cords ofundying love byrefusing the handand heart of allother suitors. Inpolitics Mr. Harkins was an ardent portrait we give of Mr. Harkins is a very goodone, and will be readily recognized by his S. Harkins, whose likeness is found inthis connection, is a grandson of Hugh Harkinsand a nephew of John Harkins,
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