New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19


critical analysis
Atno time had the life Of Dr. wayland been diversified
by startling adventure, or marked by sudden u, ping
the latter portion Of his life. his employment OF time az
forded better index to his character than when n
equations closely prescribed by his external ee"
stances and his official duties. o.ot
The hour before breakfast was always gwen 70 @ be
prayer aud reading the Scriptures. During ms nou 10
read the Bible for devotion, not at all for eies he
highly estimated the value OF communion WIN oJT with
fore the mind has become prcOccuped or ClstaSeu WI
other thoughts. From his study he came Wien ari
moned to lead in domestic deyoons, which were lh'alF
ably brief, never tedious 49, ..,,od
TO take much pains 10 provide himself WIN ph!Sod
labor as many persons to avoid IT, lie sometimes cfve
but this did not fully satisfy him. IL was scaresB q y 10
enough; and moreover he wanted his work to nave
suit. TO show what had been done. In the Winter no
shoveed the snow from the walks, il there was 9 oppod
tunty. If this could not be done he continued us I
tice Of saving and splitting wood There seemed s9he
thing OF herosm in his victories the gnariest os
and beyond the tolls Of the AK and saw he 'auou
the conduests won by the beetle aud wedges ,.,
But joyful the season when he could lay aslde tao
In him what njctures stauary travel TO another lie
loved his garden, because IL Afforded HIM exercise ye
sihed i'm character; because II was pruuuctC 10 10
labor and because II combined thought win toll he
weary OF working IN IT, OF Taihlng tI0I5
latons with all his plants. lie would go out many ny.
a day TO visit them, rs fond parent wond WISH 9no
knows me-" he sometimes said; and seemed az II every
tree and shrub would put forth PECULIAR ehor,s aT ~
Ills instance would do what else could preNa on
them 10 achieve His tenderness was like inc 9Veo
woman. once, when the house was building u was louI
that cherry tree then in full blossom must be moved
He had IL taken up With every care ana ii
lie watched over It, watered it, sheltered H. ana u yeu
for perhaps year. though its constitution never ec3
cred from the shock He was training grape vine 10y
the porch, and branch about whieh ne 20 W9s NY
hopeful, had become cracked IN the ehofJ 10 give u
symmetrical curve. lie at once made SORT oI sit ny
Of sponge. and wound II around, and kept II moist ior
days, coming out from his study every hOur OF '"o
Ue was keenly alive TO his honor as n gardener Tic
did not like be surpassed When he was ouatrippcd
by those who could afford the luxury OF green hOuff
he was not perturbcd that he said capital But
would
only the advantage Of sun ana arr common 20 an III
gardening ms in all else nothing satisfied him but peiee-
ton Nothing was done long anything remained 10
In writing to his friends, with whom he had any horti
cultural affiliations he would always ask ana give me
Of the garden; thus, "straWeues Will DC ipe ma
Jew days; peas are wcforned hut do mol yel MI SOIL
Ink else deserves notice hut the gOoseherfics Mhcn
thrive Bacly" Beans picked today bects IN day or
again - must acknowledge that you beat us in Hub
bard squashes" He Away delighted IN the exercise OF
reciprocity among the craft ia giving ana RECEIVING
We know not whether the cause was material or
spiritual but somehow, when he could not WAX WIIhou.
fatigue, he could De on his feet IN the grden WORKING
from breakfast until o'clock aud was MOI conscious Ud
Ncariness II was truy Wondcriui 10 see i' nms' up
10 ms l1tcs summer toing under the sun 9 JLy' l3
hair drcnchcd h lciepiAuoh ul,l5i'lns ', euI.' ~
exhibiting hardly any falling away from the NSof Oh ~
years. ,, ~
haps he loved the beautiful quite ~ Truly iie was OK
cecdugly fond of flowers. or Wscra IN full bloom De
said IL Is the prCttest thing I'm town Especially He
hked To combine ncauty wv ust 20 ,'. , n, pod 60
and grape vines m graceful lmc, ana to cultivate ii'
scfc0uirol seemed Go De y0Wcrcss when lc went INTO
the garden Here alone be did not keep his resolution
lie often went out intending 10 stay only few minutes
but fascinated ny the spell "i h'lu.s he ""1u ai
the minutes 20 hours, sometimes HiH NANidhu ""ul
work only half an hour more hut one moment lea ~ en-
other, unt some Imperative call summoned A!n 70 TIC
During year only his garden neglected IN The
spuug Of 1855, c wac 80 engtossd Win RahtIluk ih
shcaye3 from the Masters fields that hs grounds had
little care. Ile writes u Juy, II vas 20 much engaged
with tue church chat put the garden on ON me man. qua
nothing has pruspcrCd Every tllu- n gardening depends
on the work in sping u This 10 badly DONE ~ 10 dh'
cult 10 repair the damage"
receiving moments attention. FOR hoIscs DE did not
profess admiration nor had ho any thorough knowledge
studied the theory 0f GuDuou, and knew lc points oi
good cow lie WAS much amu.cd and probably not 90
all dspleasod when stranger Who was proposing 10
exhibit some III cattle or c1apria.y stock in froll-
dencc called 10 ak him Tor luc - cnmurndai.ou lu
bchalfof his exhibition. lie urged hat "cNcy body told
him that Dr Way laEd knew more auya stock than any
body else ln town"
when the work 81 tho garden was over, he baiefA s'
see T"f i re I'll ' SfayeF ~ he cfab aud at DIS
time De would lay before God any event affecting tho
ousch0ld any unusual care or culrll.smfrt II GER
want were needed be did not iail 90 ic m VINO watches
the fan OF the sparrow, and ho would say must Wall
and sec what God wall DO Tor u" He lcrrcf go pfdyc.
gently seek him. In one 81 he a-t ycars when young
no. ,r,'rr IL r,alIf, ~ br -lI Almost always chi:
and The older grow the more fully nm convinced That
10 real thing Ia ak God Tor blessings ANA 10 receive
TheG Il the morang were not already past he went to
attractions were within. Upon tie wallis were two por-
traits oNapolcon as az Mann command Of Tie army
Dis abdcatlOn. Separated from these ~ window was
Wellington Elsewhere were DR.. Nott, aud sir Robert
Alecrnon sidney ana Cromwc tle Protector couycraug
with Milton. the Secretary of tar Commonwealth on
those Ia most constant ufe Chief Of those was & Creek
Testament. or late years De used bar'ttT, edion on
account 81 the d~tuctucs ~ the types but lac fornd
many misprins, and one page OF the ycaf Is covered
with biz eIraa. Robnsons Invaluable Lexicon was ever
N a MI 10 Hf| Loaf TAI
relied rather on prolonged meditation and on prayer Tor
divine illumination. when a gentleman, about com
ncncng Bible class asked him. What j. the best com
i, rlra, ul ~, ~ ~ t SOCIETY
be valued extremely forits brief and IT. fun refer
cnccs. OF exposition, lie most enjoyed DR. Brown Oh J.
fayorltc or the English Bible his reading mainly
in very plain, cathercOyercd quaTtO which be had
procured IN 1874 With each year ho seemed 20 spend
more and more time IN reading the Scripture. No
sense OF duty urged him; IN the wisdom impaired,
and the hopes revealed, he found a perpetual
reward Can his children ever forget how, en-
tering the study, they would find him IN the
rocungchar opposite Tie door, with his Bible open
bis knee. and his eyes filed with strange liquid light
and how becoming conscious Of EARTH not without an
effort and a perceptlbie lapse OF time bringing from
back upon his forehead and leaving his silk handkcrhicf
a mark In the Bible, would say. Well my Z" and
then would flow forth the utcngs OF affection, Of expe
rence, OF human counsel and Of divine wisdom, bat all
spontaneous all natural, never porceptiye.
On the table the long, narrow notebook, In which
he made minutes Of The trains OF thought that he wished
TO follow out. Sometimes he worked a subject; not
seldom subject cGmc 70 him, and be- put down his spOn
taneous thoughts, 10 De used hereafter.
Thus the hours passed until dinner lie usually an
"hOnest eater" despsng with al his heart epicure
gOurnand yet enjoying without disguise the blessings
Of Providence particularly the fruit Of his labor
Scarcely less keen was his qualification when some pro-
duct rcdOcn Of the forest the deep Of the garden
or orchard, served as toAcn Of the remembrance Of
valued and perhaps Distant ends Thus ho writes:
"Ecscrdny box Of prirf chickens arrived. all IN e1-
ceent order To-day invited a pair Of them 10 dino
with us, and ~ discharged their duty admirably
who is here, IOnuunccd them hrsrate. thank you Tor
your kindness. We shall be ali tho whio wishing that
you with MS"
And again, after an arrival from Florida, in 1903:
1.-THE box OF oranges reached u.s. you had foretold
We thank You very much. They are thlnnerskinncd
than Is usual, and the most jucyI saw They
pIa ft.uffr Uff