▁could ▁detect ▁at ▁once ▁the ▁weak ▁spot ▁of ▁an ▁argument , ▁and ▁understood ▁thoroughly ▁the ▁worth ▁of ▁rid ic ule ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁sat ire . ▁His ▁writ ings ▁exhib it ▁a ▁perfect ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁of ▁country ▁life , ▁and ▁bet ray ▁a ▁sympathy ▁with ▁human ▁nature ▁for ▁which ▁those ▁who ▁saw ▁only ▁his ▁other ▁writ ings ▁would ▁never ▁credit ▁him . ▁… ▁His ▁views ▁were ▁naturally ▁extreme , ▁for ▁he ▁was ▁inten se , ▁as ▁such ▁men ▁always ▁are , ▁and ▁this ▁ext re men ess , ▁with ▁the ▁vig our ▁of ▁his ▁en unci ation , ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁make ▁many ▁and ▁bitter ▁enemies . ▁Probably ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁more ▁bitter ly ▁h ated ▁by ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁oppon ents , ▁yet ▁there ▁was ▁certainly ▁no ▁man ▁more ▁bel oved ▁by ▁those ▁whose ▁privile ge ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁know ▁him ▁int imately . ▁For ▁under ne ath ▁all ▁his ▁c yn ic ism ▁and ▁his ▁apparent ▁v ind ict iveness ▁beat ▁a ▁heart ▁that ▁overflow ed ▁with ▁all ▁that ▁makes ▁human ity ▁noble ▁and ▁good . ▁He ▁never ▁saw ▁dist ress ▁without ▁wish ing ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁it ... ▁ ▁Francis ▁Adams ▁( writer ) ▁poet ▁and ▁journalist , ▁wrote ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁fun eral ▁at ▁To ow ong ▁c emetery ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 7 : ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Let ters ▁and