Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-03

country under our institutions and al
vantage can grow to bs by simply *
posing hims-f 20 the influence Of his
surroundings. Il j. true that be was an
uncommon coumOu-r. His Argensss
came By continual aeer-ti0u, ~ con
slant observation and uu1=2siug appr0-
pTi4ti0u. By mental process. he aiWays
-e=nei % ls transforming external OF
j-ets into mentality. lie did not sud
denly discover some bright features in
th= World q thought and then run and
bo4stiug.y display them a. personal al
tribute Of hi,ns-.f. But be at cool.
thoughtful ali int=rz-t=dly amid the
b0undless wealth Of knowledge which
surrounds al, al and from bis osn quail
lies aud appropriations from the g-n=Ial
stock Of kuoNi-lgs grew 10 BE- one Of
. the mos; impressive indiyiiuAliiies in
. the state.
Nc title or position sat well on him
Except that 0f-a man. There are som-
who seem to t= 1T and corresponding
annex to a title. That j. because the
title j. - much compared with the man.
But our friend though sill young aud
vigorous had risen above the atmosphere
F Il tawdry alid b-dizsn=d tokens Of
worth or eninence. Such men cannot
grow in knowledge and strength and
virtue uunotioed and that appreciation
/ always comes to them which toiling, pa
tieut and modest merit always wins.
Life has three stages, creation, deyel-
opInent aud decay. The first and third
touch and belong to the eteruities, but
J the second is either the pride aud glory
I OF the shame Of man. Our friend died
I in the glories Of i common work. large
ness in good. clean. substantial things.
I lie was not tramneled by technicalities
( but was accurate and systematic. His
field Of legal and miscellaneous ob5erva-
ton was vide He knew well the his
tory Of legislation not only in our state
but in England from the beginning of
legislation, on each subject down through
its notifications and variety TO the IS
adjustment Of what are known as com
mon law principles. His knowledge
was that Of plain, strong, common
sense and practical man who gave prom
ise Of becoming the most useful man il
the state. Meeting him on the stree
and introducing subject he began t.
discuss it aud We walked the length o.
State street more than once before h.
concluded and left him with The wiSl
that what he said was in print.
showed 50 much familiarity with th'
subject that was astonshed. soOI
afterwards heard him deliver an address,
on kindred subject and expected Il
hear brilliant effort, but ii discoyere,
no more eruditiOn or arrangement than
his street talk, although he read from
manuscript and 80 concluded that he
was not rich in thought today aud poo
tomorrow, but that he had fruitful
source Of knowledge for every day anc
for everybody.
If the coming and going Of learne'
and brilliant men was not in harmon
: with nature and creation it would pre-
duce melancholy reflections TO recall tn
scenes in Washington county courts Ell
acted fifty years and more ago by bri
liant actors, up to whom the men an
boys of the valleys looked with wonde
aud admiration, and reflect that the
are all gone-Dillingham who sounde
all the depths and shoals Of pathos an
soul-strring eloquence, the brilliant an
scintillating Colby, the subtle and il
genious Redfield, the artful Vail, tn
strong, learned and persistent Peck, an
- all those whose voices sounded in thos
courts in scenes SO impressive that thos
who saw them then can see the actor
now as they were when living-are a
returned TO dust. Not one actor in thos
scenes Of fifty years ago is living nov
And the strong and willing men of TIL
generation, less original, less resourcefu
less inventive but more learned in tn
law and more systematic in the though
, and work than those preceding them al
, going one by one.
May the memory and stirring sent
ments Of those men who have laid dow
G a wealth Of enterprise and learning an
o gone on inspire in the minds of the liz
. ing that studious and consistent courag
: which the times demand and may tn
+ strong support the weak where this bio
q falls heaviest in this heavy time of sac
: ness-sad hearts, sad home, sad brett
, rem, sad friends, and sad Commonwealth
/ G. N. d.
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