Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-08-03

undisguised tale it tells. You and are Of the
people !; you have suffered; you caH sympathize
with me. My heart should burst before rcn
man or a proud man should have heard the pull
sations gifts sorrow. ]. B. SYME.
The aequaintance formed at this time with Mr..
Buritt rpened into the closest friendship, and Mr..
SxxE was subsequently, engaged as a regular con-
tributor to his newspaper. His familiarity with the
politics of Europe-hs knowledge of the leading
men, and his sympathy with the cause of reform,
gave great interest to his and they
were warmly admired by the readers of the Citizen
and were extensively copied into other papers.
series Of articles upon the leading reformers OF
Great Britain, were indicative of SO much talent.
and were written in such elegant English, that
their authorship was attributed by the New York
Epessiag Post to Hon. Charles Summer. During
the time that Mr.. SYxE acted as correspondent
for the Citizen, be continued his engagement with
'.Hoggs Weekly Instructor" literary magazine
Of high merit published at Edinburgh, which is
the one to which he refers in his letter above.
Though born under monarchical institutions,
our friend had so much of the independence Of
his race in his composition, that from his earliest
recollection, his sympathies were for the republi-
can institutions of America. And as he pro-
gressed in knowledge and advanced in years, the
feeling grew strong within hm,to leave his native
land, whenever a favorable opportunity should
occur, and take his lot with the people of the
new world And when Mr.. Burritt offered him
situation in his editorial chair at Worcester, he
| was not slow to embrace it.
| In the winter OF l349 he united himself in mar
rage to wrman in every respect worthy of him,
and on the 9th of April. 1850, he bid adieu to his
| native land forever, showing his characteristic
benevolence even in that act. by taking with him
three orphans, children of deceased relative, to
share his iot whatever it might be; who have ever
since resided under his roof.
1t was our happiness to grasp the hand of him
| who is now cold in death. at the moment of his
arrival, and our house was his home until he
could recruit himself from his voyage and find a
place to bestow himself and his little family and
no man ever grasped the hand of a truer man, or
/ sincerer friend than he was. He was even more
delighted, he told us, with the people ard the
country, than he expected to be, and in his first
communication to the Citizen, after his arrival
he thus expressed the joyous emotions that filled
his mind, as he began to realize the aspirations
of his earlier years.
"There never was man in this world who had
| not dream--some aspiration-some ideal world
which he las ere tied in his fancy, AMI sought to
attain to in the future. 1t may be only wish to
| change hia worldly condition; desire to attain
some other position in the social scale, or an aspra
ton that lifts hum on the wings of hope in the
heaven of heavens but still it is the idea that con-
stitutes him double life, whatever his character
and condition. He walks among the common con
Germs of his ostensible position as men usually
walk around him. but he has his own peculia
idealities-and which he seeks to realize. To me
America has been dream since the first momen
of my conscious existence. Amongst my frst
lessons was the reading of her history; the frs
sentimental tears ever shed were for the snfter
ings Of the fathers of the revolution; amongs
the first sympathies that ever swelled my breast
were for their enduring heroism Time, and ed
ucation, and thought, which change our youthful
dispositions into IDEAS. and our sentiments int
principles, strengthened me in my love to Ameri
ca, and in my desire TO reach her shores; and now
kind Providence has enabled me at last to plan
my foot upon the free soil of Massachusetts,
Providence" was indeed - kind" to him, bu
not more to him than to us, in giving us such
friend and companion. How many social circl
has been cheered by his presence, and improve
by his conversation. How many tedious hot
has been beguiled by the emanations of bis geniu
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