The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-22

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only revored and respected, but was re-
garded with the most ardent affection,
which he lavisbed upon them, no common
interest and regard. With his grand
children, he was not only, more than af-
fectionate, generous, and sportive, but
treated them with familiarity and con-
fidenco, such as age seldom bestows on
childhood and youth. By ali he was es-
teemed and beloved, and especially by
children, while he delighted more in
making sacrifice to please child, and
receive happy smile and thank you,
than would be to receive the homage of
any Sovereign on earth. His heart so
large, warm, and generous, never grew
old, and his cheerful, genial, temperament
NEVER became embittered by misfortune,
age, or infrmities. To strive to be useful
and to contribute to the good and happi-
ness of others, was his greatest pleasure
and happiness to the end of his life. He
was frugal, without parsimony--econom-
ica in his own expenses that he might
spare more to benefit others.
His mind was large, prehensive, and
of practical rather than speculative turn,
He possessed a large share of common
sense with a sound and reliable judgment
which secured for him confidence, both in
the public and private relations of life.
His integrity was unimpeachable, yet if
business or interest required it he often
managed with a shrewdness peculiar to
himself. He possessed large fund of
humor-his store of anecdotes was almost
MISUNDERSTANDING knew well how to tell
story, and heartily enjoyed one well told
by another He also delighted in an inno-
cent practical joke, and none knew better
how to carry one into effect, but with such
tact and sagacity as to escape suspicion,
or incur the ill-will Of any concerned.
Without early advantages, by self.efort
and self-reiance, his good natural endow-
ments were cultivated and refined, and he
became conversant with the best writer's
and thinkers of the age. His information
was extensive, varied, and useful, his
memory retentive, and his intercourse with
books, with our current literature, and
with men in every station of life, made
him living Encyclopedia of the age in
which he lived, He acquainted himself
with Law was an active and ardent
politician, and patriot in the most ex-
tensive sense of the word. He cultivated
his natural taste for poetry and every de-
partment of Belle Lettres and was not
only conversant with but to a certain ex-
tent a critical judge of the literary merits
or dement's of work. He was a ready
and correct writer, and his pen was otter
called into requisition by public request
and for public good. Among his papers
we find temperance addresses-in which
reform he took very active measures
poems, addresses, &c. for various public
occasions, besides many articles, of various
kinds, contributed to the press His pri
vate correspondence which was extensive
continued so to the end of his life. Hi
industry was indefatigable-he was Away
busy till his palsied limbs and hands re
fused to obey the dictates of his will, ant
even then, till just previous to his decease
was never wholly unemployed.
In early life the subject of our sketcl
made profession of religion, uniting witt
the Baptist Church in Orwell, and tn
Church afterward disbanding, he never re
sumed his connection with any visibl
body, though his sentiments remained uu
changed to the close of his life. H
cherished hope in Christ as a persona
Savior, and often expressed his faith say
ing he felt himself near the close of lif
liable at any moment to be called ava,
but hoped he was not wholly unprepare
J for that event He retained his facultic
to the last-his end was peace. At h
request, his funeral sermon was preache
) at the time of his burial in Whiting, b
| Rev. J. W. Sawyer, Dec. lst 1857.
LANDLoRD-"Mr. Editor, I'll thank 70
; to say keep the best table in the city.
Editor-'Ill thauk you to supply N
family With board gratis"
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get something to FIJI up your paper"
Ediior-"I thought you were glad
feed men for nothing"
It's poor rule that won't work bO
Is ways.
: Exit landlord in a rage, threatening
IS have nothing moro to do with tho Office
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