Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-02

and his satisfaction in victory did from the graft
caion of any desire merely beat somebody 1t was nat
ual for him yield particular for the general harmony
He selfish and the thought of dsruptng his party
gain personal wish would have been abhorent to his ma
He may have missed transient notoriety but
he was for the past fourteen times elected secretary OF the
Republican Convention OF the county he was frequently
delegate larger conventions and successfully member OF
the town. county, district and committees and in all
his political acts,
"Ne'er yet did base dishonor blur his name"
He not only good but fast friend. This was one
o the characteristics of his balance Others nsnc
lively this element in him. and in the natural but de-
porable way with human beings they withheld much that
due him because they knew necessary to
his loyalty Perhaps the possession of this virtue which he
had brings its reward 1t must be else he would not
have passed through all his LIES circumstance with such
equal patience Many generous impulse went out from him
that should have had more cordial welcome He did much
faithful service the just reward of which went to others 1t
be said that this because his life not OF many
restless purposes crossed by fierce conditions but
that speculation the fact remains 1t better for him
to know little return in the common way for what he did, II
of es contacts he escaped what should suffer In
thinking how less justly may be spoken OF them than now
| it may be said of him,
! "He did his friends wrong"
We do we'll to think of this, who could not understand
why he the last great change calmly Our faith is
fashioned than imagine by the conduct of life
with Others The rational become the less they
fear anything the wrong they have committed In this
sense applied events human divine must be true
i "Perfect love casteth out fear"
His occupation his home, his church filled nearly all his
made him COnSlderate ana
He good terms with everyone and could not be 9th
erwse, being free of resentment He Mason and
Odd Fellow enjoying the associations and esteeming the
principles of the orders For few men he had friendship
that distinct and unusual in its loyalty One of these
f friends is living STILL though many years his senior o.
him he used to speak the grand old man. They came
from the land alike many and for more
than thirty years coworkers in the church Joy
grief had either through all that time that the ohe
did not take him by the hand with word of cheer hope
The elder bowed by the bier of the younger the years
of their friendship being equal felt his keener grief
of the child joy of her grandsres heart and wep
his friend the touch whose hand had vanished and thu
# sound of whose voice is still.
long time friendship before the other preceded him into tn
silent land They often together almost always of
Sunday afternoon In writing of the one think how
memorials of their friends he wrote down from the dctato
}, of the oher-more than hundred-and again recall "A
years by and heads gray how fast the friends do
e| Recently Mr. Bishop gave me book, and said 'Yo
will like it do 1t will you think of him..
this book described deep and lasting friendship betwee
men, in language nearly all of which would be called
those who knew them, we'll written of that friendship of til
II other 1t would though the writer had frame
re for now the closing paragraph:
is 81 still the subject of this portrait sandin
at his friends funeral bleak day. the pale sunlight a
ing on his uncovered head little bowed, and his gray
face, for sad From the soul in his eyes, looking
were through and through those forms of death to
deep conclusion of his own, know it travelled to the hear
of what rested shall not forget him. for with hill
IN there have passed away principle, spirit-tt
I'd Soul of Balance 1t has stolen away in the morning til
steal of the sky. He knew its tranquil secret
ie where he is, there must it still be lowering"