Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-21

of Nay with this chiid Of light. The snow
ibat Icy on his hair aHd Apostolic beard, was
thesn0W OF blossoms. such AS God showers
upon tbe world in tbe month Of Nav. his
pagcGtS wc. godiy and deYout and early set
Wiiiaia hpaft for the gospel miuisp y. His
atHofe4 j.. .he boys college t0f theold world
io"6ed toward }his sens being minister
Acd what place and parents could be more
suggestive That Scetch-irlsh miugiiHg has
pfOuuCed aud ls still producing many of the
WogiQ best and strouRest men in all the
WhIkG Ot life. Hut especially religious teach
sFa "na ministers. These higa hills were
'e4F l9 ann, on which the scotch mist lay far
away back 10 the century, and the great pur-
pie shadpWsi i.e loved them as the fnrraerag
BOY, the Carpenters son ia Bethlehem long
agU loved Camel aud Sharon. And thuse yrppTi
lanes 0ud wild upland pastures were dear TO
im-throuFh which he wandered la those Old
DAYS, dreaming bis happy or troubled dreams
pesl4e tue Eentio, RNsteuinE river or in the
+. uhrk, dense forest, And then "a the age OF
sixteen he moved 20 upper western t9amaaN
ouCe more a child z the hills and woods Were
no studied and taught school and here he tpat
bis bonnie. lasste Maggie ARMSTRONG Who bs-
came ms enid bfiHe Bt the age OF seventeen
ana ~ aI these hfty.seVen years she has
shared ne l9ys and sorrows Of this house
hold. A0d II was while ile lived among tile
pioneers ot upper Canada that he first cpr-
ceivei the idea Of mis- assumed name as "A
poet SylFlcoia' Living IA the forasln
few years later be went to Quebec. where Tor
A0u9e years he was prominent Ia business
10 he British army.
During these years ho also was a student
aud devoted HE spare time 10 books Ia 1875
be came ia the UntCi States aud Ira Il rst
ln la Crosse county, .nua little latey ~ W.
non county where he has since resided.
need noJ enlarge on his work as teacher In
our city schools, county superintendent pas
tor 4f th5s church for seven wears ANA fnnr
teen years pastor az Retreat In May, 1898, he
came ifnn Retreat to spend his Last years
among us Ia this cUrumurttv-f1r tl,raa y,a@ys
he was cur city librarian Ho9l ,rsfI a.5
faithfully and hclpfuly and Kindly fe aid
'ls |nfk &nquE us during al these years,
gho were boys Aud Vlrls t,vEntv- 4 90, yt,gs,
ago can and do gladly tesisf, tTh5s d. roo -
apprecl lative audience js on " fl small t5.rt
TINS people iu this section uf the sststp vgho m
this hour are fbtDkfnp pifh ~ ~ ~ , ..n ~, ~
God. rich 10 all cultufe tne ia AM his sensj.
bItfipg having An tEa trotn~tL "a II s'i'.I'
man and an tha t.,Hdprrass s,.d D. -. 3a
EeutlCness u "a tg0fnHnlg vson,I, ia 80
ever gentle isud thougbtftIi StJf ,ifxgr .atre.5i
nate snd purDaseless Uc VAS ,gaTIi, s1,g
genial ltBc Bobbis Burns. ara strong and ,Il
Yielding IN SIS c3pvfctiops. "a f5e- esr,t
Father Ha1Ehtgu had 10 very Interesting
mind He hn. tod yue hug tHe ,ft a ti1i ia
him iu R{i the4t, years Hia ,s,tg5 ,,a. -,
"a rrosgire f45ud hIfbo1rh Etr, 4, ~ ,,,tg ,,,tgg
VI srlstocratlc aud kiugIy goVerrr1enf he AZ
wayR had republican pvu5pattjas anJ r,,ne
within one fuulist.ug qFttfi die soldiers of lie
Union IN our great CtvU war. Ms ynfod We
always open otrutL. he was Rrhild ~ the
English church. bat felt hls ,gay ana 10 t,,o5,v
ways and several ci iff.fent d,rtafg tjg1,sg
unfil he Fouu9 III. ,rtnistrg In ~. rhnrrt 80
which ac was best adauteI ne was a. t-Issr
Intellectual sympathy aud during tha pcveu
yEhFu Of uaetgrsl rr.atfous ,s,ftb nf,o .4.rs
never was one 10. Or aIt Of 8 ffTsrsnse. o{ ntia
iou between us ln regard 10 tba r,5a4t fa6detn
views 1f MI i}g49HHv and fl.o,,l,,,,v rI@ yftai
Fyoke To u,t.8 or 4gjerr ttnoI-,ey ,.,ej b,,
tE1FoBvhly lft ,.s.f In ,14 S
strong sufrituui IlGs NJ oue krrv,,s a. ,osi
a4 .I4 Eut fht. brar.ffE "a sv,~ .tEl, -
moi srutHv or fat.fa.ig arrof fo,,tr ~ ,,5e .-,,5
Scotch granite. Ne VAS .gaed l..,teT sg well
Ha d yrrat 10vpr aad h.. ,saa s.g ,.r 4,.,'ts,t