Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-15

II direct that my name be inscribed in
plain English letters on my tomb. en-
join my friends on no account 10 make me
the subject of any monument, memorial, or
testimonial whatever. l rest my claims to
the remembrance of my country upon my
published WORKS, and the remembrance of
my friends upon their experience of me in
addition thereto. l commit my soul to the
mercy of God through our Lord and Sa-
viour Jesus Christ, and l exhort my dear
children to try and guide themselves by
the teaching of the new testament in its
broad spirit, and to put no faith in any
mans narrow construction of its letter.
DickenS's VIII.
In his sermon upon the death of Mr..
Dickens, Dean Stanley read the following
extract from his will, dated May -, 1869:
81 direct that my name be inscribed in
plain English letters on my tomb. l enjoin
my friends on no account to make me the
subject of any monument, memorial or tos-
timonial whatever. / rest my claims to the
remembrance Of my country upon my pub
lished works, and the remembrance of my
friends upon their experience of me in adj
dition thereto. l commit my soul to the
mercy of God, through our Lord and Saw
ior Jesus Christ; and / exhort my dear
children to try and guide themselves by
the teachings of the New Testament in its
broad spirit, and to put no faith in any
mans narrow construction of its letter."
In railroad car the seats were all full
except one, which was occupied by "a pleas
ant goodlooking Irishman-and at one of
the stations couple OF well-bred and in
telligent young ladies came to procure seats,
but seeing no vacant ones, were about GO
ing into back car, when Patrick rose has
tily and offered them his seat with evident
| pleasure. "But you will have no seat for
yourself" said one of the young ladies with
smile, hesitating, with true polteness, as
to accepting it. "Never ye mind that, ;" said
the gallant Hibernian, "yer welcome to it.
I'll ride upon the cowcstchcr to New York
any time for a smile from such jintlemanly
! ladies'" and he retreated into the next car
amid the cheers from the passengers.
Gen. Howard has written the following
manly letter to tho prosecuted colored ca
Diet, Smith, at West Point, telling him to
"stick" =
WAsHINGToN, d. c., HOWARD UNIvER-
sITY, July $, 1870.
My Dear Young Friend: have Just re-
ceived your letter of the 10Th ult. 1t is
published in the Washington Chronicle Of
this morning. | do hope you will never
think of giving up while you have health
to stand tho storm. / suffered quite as
much when / first went to West Point.
Endure the insults without any show of
fear. A prompt and able reply when off
dnty will sometimes avail you. A pleas
aut smile will win hearts to you. God,
who allowed you to be born :and live with
the blood of the African in your veins will
bear you through every trial. To be sol
der one need not only be brave in battle,
but have an abundance of genuine forth
tude, so as to bear up in disaster and APP
| parent defeat. There il no real defeat to
the true soldier-his soul is unconquerabe.
Afiectonately your friend,
| o. o. Howard, Brevet Maj-Gen. u. S. A.
To Cadet j. w. Smith, West Point, N. Y.