The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-12-02

confidence OF distant strangers, for the
purpose of laying the foundation Of his
future fortune. he knew where to tind
friend whose heart was rs large as was
tho public reputation which conld thus
give effect to It's generous impulses
And ,heu the moral power Of this ben.
efae.or upon the objects Of his beuili
ceuce How many young men hav" gone
from hlidjcbury with Mr. Scymour's
character thus brought into such impress
sive contact with their hearts, US To make
an enduring impression.
His sense Of Justice was strong, per
valing md unmi stakahle. Everybody
with whom he came IN contact, felt it.
And hero was one great element of his
power as a Jury lawyer" He relied
less than many lawyers upon technical
points. aud more upon strong appeals 10
justice and common sense--of both which
lie was himself an illustrious example
lie had wonderful power in unrav
cling the tangled web If legal sopbislry
aud making his way through it, directly
to the common sense. and instinct Of jns.
tee, Of n jury. He possessed great in
genulty 10 the management of bis cases;
yet his bosom was an utter stranger -
dishonest arts and subterfuges He ab.
bored them, By he did the injustice they
are 30 often made to subserve No
heart was ever more keenl, alive to
wrong and injustice, and few more capa
BILE Of stripping from them the uask
they 30 often aud so successfully wear
And in this the power of his intellect
was strongly aided by the contagious in
fueice of the intense and urmistakable
workings Of bis owl heart
He had for \ considerable time before
! the sickness which excluded him from
public view discoDtiu ued the Blu siness of
his profes sion. though he was almos,
daily in his office from the forco of long
habit, aud the qualification of seeing bis
friends in the place where they had been
wont to resort for advice aud counsel. 1t
was good to meet him there, whore bis
gratuitous advice was always ready for
the enquiring, aud where the heart was
sure to be made glad by the warm grasp
Of his hand, and the cheering sun.ligh,
Of his eountenance.
IL is hard - part from such friend
If be might have been spared that we
might only have continued to see him
But the SUN
mons came-and lie went It is done
His long aud useful life is ended But
bis example will live, and we may hope
not without enduring effect
How impressively does this death re
mind US Of the work Of the great destroy
er in our village, within the last thirty
four months. Where are Judge Woos
ter, Mr.. Stewart, Judge Phelps, Mr.
Hagar, DR.. Merrill, Gov Eaton, Mr.
Barber, Mr. Morton, Mr.. Msacham, Mr.
Fuller, Des. Porter, Mr.. WheelocE. Nlr
Lyon, and tho loved and honored ont
Of whom we have just been breaved
Thirty four months ago, these men wer
all moviog among MS in their full matu
rity, mingling 10 our village life; now
gone The places that knew them, vii
know them no more Others will ore Ions
follow. How soon and who are ques
.ions whose solution ia wrapped up il
tho dark, impeuetrable future. The oil
mast 60 soon;--the young may. soone
Who is ready for he summons read
to close the eyes for the last time, t
draw the last breath, to feel the las
pulsation Of life, and to leave the earthl
tenement, forever. And then--;he enc
less futurs D God
90 teach US to number our days, that "
may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
w. 8.
'The names are placed in the order Q
decease- The first seven deaths Occur
red within the first seven months c
1855 the last five within the presen