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+, NOVEMBER 81, 1879.
Cur Boston Letter
HoSORS TO THE MEMORY OF GEN. JOE
HooEER-MUNICIPAL ruIGTICs-THE ABB
SENT PRODIGAL son.


HoXoRs To THE MEMORY OF GEN. JOE
HoOKER-MUXICIPAL TuIrTICs-THE ABB
SENT FRoDIGAL son.
BOsToN, Nov. Il, 1879
To the Editor OF the Free Press AMI Times:
On the eve Of the recent election, Senator
Blaine paid fitting tribute to Fighting
Joe" Hooker, one of the wOrthicst OF Massa-
chlsetts worthy sons in the late war. 1t
was with deep feeling that he spoke of the
incalculablc services of the fallen hero, and
there was not a man in the audience that
filled the great Music Hall but seemed per-
sonally 10 share the speakers deep emotion.
| esterday morning, another audience crowd
ed Music Hall TO hear Rev. Warren ii.
Cudworths eulogy of the dauntless soldier,
W. J. ID. Leavit, the composer, presided
at the organ, and the singing was by the
Temple quartette the services throughout
were exceedingly impressive. On the plat
form We're near relatives and fellow gene
rails of Gen. Hooker, and the floor was
almost entirely occupied by representatives
of old New Hampshire and Massachusetts
regiments, and members of the Grand Army
of the Republic. The hall was appropriately
drapcd
Without any effort nj rhetorical display
Tor such HE as ms puts 10 shame the
rounded periods of rhetoric Chaplain
| Cudworth related in IL simple, straightfor-
ward Nay the story OF Gen. lockers HE
.
| lie was born Nov, l3, 18Th, Ill peaceful anu
charming OLD llauley' on the lelt paih oi inc
Connecticut RIver-In That historic town
where the fl5lciue Judges were cohcea'eu
shortly alter The Time oil ohariea l. anu
| where the harbarltlcs oil ihulah warfare were
carried 10 Their luIest extent lhere lit
was born OIL poor Out upright parents anu
there he received his early training IN the
district school His schooling w"jdld
have ended here but \ Tor that
lndomltahle energy ana pcrscEcrhi'e WHICH
characterized HIM through HE. By them lac
rose above the misfortune oil poverty anu
began studying at hrst with the ministry III
view, but his tastes soon led INN 10 abandon
that purpose and accept cadetship at west
Point. While AT West Point he was eminent
rather Tor his character and his proticiehcy
in military tactics than for scholarship, Tor
as regards rank he was twenty-ninth in Il
class of fiity-two. Leaving the military
academy he was commissioned second
lieutenant OF the First Artillery and served
with distinction in the Mexican war AT the
beginning OF the civil war he was
private citizen cultivating a ranch
in california and -, sooper did the
.,...
news al hostlliiies reach MN 'iiah
he offered his services to Gen. Scott. but the
latter declined his offer. Charrined. but still
v,.
'''i'si'ss 10 MS PuhP's'' 1T ''si'e' ""sli"s-
ton, obtained an audience with President
| Lincoln and his proilercd services We're
auain declined After = few moments in
-,
'e''ai' uurilS winch 'ie ires'ueht WIS CIR
| gagged with another person, he spoke more
vehemcntly than before. Mr.. President"
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lam ilooAei- am Ut WAS Lieutenant | o.
onel Hooker of the Regular Army Then
he smoke of the moor reneralsbin disnlaved
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