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ELEAZER J. RING.
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ROSWELL LOMBARD, Springfield, Mass .- Clerk with H. & J. Brewer. He was of the firm of Lombard & Cundall, druggists. He went from this city many years ago.
SAMUEL F. OTIS, Springfield, Mass .- Machinist, em- ployed by Boston & Albany Railroad Co.
ROSWELL L. CHAPIN .- A graduate at Amherst College in 1842 ; a teacher at Savannah, Ga. He died June 16, 1846, at Springfield, Mass., aged 25.
JOSEPH BROWN, Springfield, Mass .- Merchant tailor. He died in May, 1848, aged 42.
JOHN BANGS, Springfield, Mass .- Manufacturer and dealer in flour and grain. He died July 10, 1880, aged 64.
ALLEN BANGS, Springfield, Mass .- A graduate at Yale College in 1842. A lawyer. He died Nov. 24, 1853, aged 34.
L. V. H. CROSBY .- Musician. He died suddenly in 1886 while on a railroad train in Georgia.
GEORGE R. BUNKER .- Followed the sea. A mariner on one of the Glasgow packets until 1849. An officer on board a ship which sailed from Bath, Maine, for California.
CHARLES CHILDS, Omaha, Neb .- Was a carriage maker in Springfield, Mass., for many years.
EDWARD S. OSGOOD, North Cambridge, Mass .- Grad- uate at Amherst College, class of 1844. Engaged in business San Francisco, Cal., and Jamaica Plain, Mass. Resided in Germany four years.
SAMUEL P. LEE, Chatham, N. Y .- Station agent, Bos- ton & Albany Railroad. He died in February, 1854, aged 36.
DAVID K. LEE, Springfield, Mass .- Was clerk for Elisha Edwards, in 1840, also for Bliss, Chapin & Co., grocers and druggists, in 1842. He was a member of the firm of James W. Hale & Co., from 1859 to 1865, afterwards of the firm of Pynchon & Lee, grocers. He died Oct. 2, 1868, aged 45.
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CHARLES W. RICE, Springfield, Mass .- Was a builder, and dealer in real estate. Firm of Rice & Clark, 1864-68, and Rice & Fuller, 1869-74. Was also in the insurance business in 1860. He died Nov. 27, 1881, aged 63.
WILLIAM PYNCHON, Springfield, Mass .- A successful farmer, member of the common council in 1853-58 from Ward One, alderman in 1866.
LUTHER GRANT, Dansville, N. Y .- Was cashier of a bank.
JOSEPH B. RUSSELL, Clinton, N. Y .- A clergyman.
REUBEN WOOD, Terre Haute, Ind.
BENJAMIN A. RUSSELL, Hartford, Conn .- Physician.
DANIEL POMEROY .- Went to Michigan, where he died more than forty years ago.
CHARLES COLLIER .- Was a master mason.
HENRY B. RICE, Springfield, Mass .- A carpenter.
MONROE BATES, Westfield, Mass .- Was employed by Boston & Albany Railroad Co.
GEORGE TOBEY .- Born in Springfield, Mass., Nov. 17, 1820. Son of Elisha Tobey, who settled in Springfield about the year 1800, and grandson of Capt. Prince Tobey of New Bedford, Mass. He was a pupil under the teach- ings of the late Simeon H. Calhoun and S. B. Morley. In 1836 he commenced an apprenticeship in the newspaper office of the Hampden Whig, afterwards the Post, then under the management of the late E. D. Beach, Esq. During the " Tippecanoe and Tyler too " campaign of 1840, he was in the service of the Springfield Gazette, the late William Stowe being the editor and publisher. In 1843 he entered the service of the Government at the U. S. Armory, under the late Major James W. Ripley, remaining about twenty-six years. The desire for an outdoor life induced him in 1877 to engage in farming, when he removed to Blandford, Mass., where he now resides.
GEORGE TOBEY.
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"OLD HIGH SCHOOL."
GEORGE SCHIPPER .- Followed the sea.
EDMUND ALLEN, Springfield, Mass .- Was a book- keeper for Almy, Patterson & Co., Boston, Mass., for many years.
SAMUEL S. ALLEN, Springfield, Mass .- He died May 24, 1847, aged 21.
WILLIAM S. ALLIS, Springfield, Mass .- Employed at U. S. Armory. A farmer. He died April 25, 1871, aged 57.
JUSTIN B. BENTON, Springfield, Mass .- In the employ of the city.
PHILO H. Cook, Springfield, Mass .- He succeeded his father, Dennis Cook, in the tin and stove business on the " Hill." He died Feb. 16, 1866, aged 43.
GEORGE A. COOLEY, Springfield, Mass .- A successful farmer.
GEORGE P. CATE, Springfield, Mass .- Was employed by Boston & Albany Railroad Co.
RODOLPHUS T. ATTLETON, Springfield, Mass .- Died Sept. 8, 1837, aged 21.
WALTER BATES, Springfield, Mass .- Employed at U. S. water shops.
ROBERT E. BANNON, Springfield, Mass .- Merchant tailor.
HASKELL C. GOODMAN, Springfield, Mass .- Joiner, died July, 1845, aged 28.
ALVIN A. HUBBARD, Springfield, Mass .- Died Oct. 26, 1839, aged 17.
JOSEPH MARSH, Springfield, Mass .- Employed by Kibbe Bros. & Co., until 1868. Superintendent of Springfield Cemetery one year. He died Nov. 24, 1869, aged 47.
J. SPENCER MURPHY, Springfield, Mass .- Employed by T. M. Walker & Co.
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GEORGE LYMAN .- Died or was lost at sea many years ago.
SAMUEL LYMAN .- Went west, was in the employ of a railroad company.
ORRIN L. TAYLOR .- Died at Fairmount, Grant Parish, La., Feb. 14, 1881, in his 57th year.
THOMAS W. BLISS, Charleston, S. C .- Merchant.
HAMBLIN BLAKE, New York City .- Broker.
THOMAS BOND, New York City.
J. BRYANT HATCH, West Medford, Mass .- A merchant. JOHN RANNEY, St. Catharine's, Canada -A merchant.
LOREN WOOD .- Was of the class of 1840, Wesleyan University. A lawyer. Practiced for several years in New Haven, Conn., from 1845-50, and 1861-66 in New York city, where he died about the year 1866.
FRANKLIN ROBERTS .- Went to St. Louis, Mo.
CHARLES THAYER, Springfield, Mass .- Died Nov. 8, 1843, aged 21.
WILLIAM HEATH .- Died in Russell, Mass.
ALFRED HEATH .- Died in Russell, Mass.
EMERSON HEATH .- Died in Russell, Mass. WILLIAM SEARLE .- Went west.
SILAS SEARLE .- Went to Washington, D. C. JOHN M. HENDRICK.
DANIEL SIZER .- Went to California in 1849.
SAMUEL SIZER .- Went to California in 1849. SAMUEL WARNER.
JAMES SIKES .- Went to California in 1849. GEORGE PRATT.
WILLIAM D. WARRINER.
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CHARLES S. HALL, Springfield, Mass .- Master mason.
HENRY S. CHAPIN, New York City.
CHARLES CHAPIN, Auburn, N. Y .- Was a carriage maker.
EDWARD TRASK, San Francisco, Cal .- He was surgeon on one of the Pacific mail steamers.
WILLIAM H. HARDING, Wichita, Kansas .- A railroad manager.
WALTER BUCKLAND .- Went to California.
DAVID RICE .- Went to Galveston, Texas.
BENJAMIN BANGS, Fenton, Mich.
GEORGE LLOYD, Boston, Mass .- Printer.
CORBIN O. WOOD, Worcester, Mass .- Mechanic.
WILLIAM HUBBARD, Springfield, Mass .- Was conductor on Boston & Albany Railroad. He died June 9, 1868, aged 47.
MORGAN APPLETON, Springfield, Mass .- In 1846 was in the employ of Homer Foot & Co. He died April 8, 1850, aged 34.
FRANKLIN RICHMOND, Springfield, Mass .- Firm of F. & J. M. Richmond, livery business. He died July 3, 1882, aged 62.
ASAPH K. CHILDS .- Went to Milledgeville, Ga., in Sep- tember, 1836, and was twelve days in making the journey, which can be made now in thirty-three hours. Was clerk in his brother's store until 1842. In 1846 he removed to Athens, Ga. During the war of the Rebellion he suffered much in the loss of property. In 1876 he was elected president of the North-Eastern Railroad of Georgia. Resign- ing his position in 1881, he was elected president of the National Bank of Athens, which office he now holds.
ASAPH K. CHILDS.
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SAMUEL B. HUBBARD, Springfield, Mass .- Employed at U. S. Armory from 1837 to 1868, afterwards by Boston & Albany Railroad Company. He died Aug. 25, 1886, in his 72d year.
HENRY BLISS, Brooklyn, N. Y.
OLIVER SEXTON, Lafayette, Ind .- Employed Toledo & Wabash Railroad Co.
ELEAZER S. BEEBE, East Longmeadow, Mass .- Physician.
JOHN S. MILLER, Boston, Mass .- Machinist.
LYMAN SIKES.
HALSEY FULLER.
LUTHER CHAPIN.
ESEK SAUNDERS.
" A rivederci."
The following list gives the various occupations of the scholars after leaving the school.
Army officers,
3
Lawyers,
7
Armorers,
6
Librarians, 2
Artist,
I
Livery,
2
Bank cashiers,
2 Machinists,
7
Bank presidents,
2
Manufacturers,
IO
Book-keepers,
3
Mariners,
7
Carpenters,
8
Masons,
3
Canal forwarder,
I
Mechanics,
14
Chemist,
I
Merchants,
25
Civil engineers,
3
Merchant tailors,
5
Clergymen,
7
Miller,
I
Clerks,
I 5
Missionaries,
2
Coal dealers,
2
Musician,
I 1
Druggists,
6
Physicians,
7
Economist,
I Printers,
5
Farmers,
9
Railroad contractor,
-
Grain dealers,
2
Railroad engineers,
2
Hotel proprietor,
I
Railroad service,
16
Insurance,
3
Sea captains,
4
Journalists,
2 Tinners,
3
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Residence and place of death - twenty-seven states of the union, two foreign countries, and the District of Columbia :-
Living in Springfield, 44
Died in Michigan, I
Died in Springfield, 48
Died in Missouri,
I
Living in other towns in Massa- chusetts, 14
Died in New York City, 8
Died in other towns in Massa- chusetts, IO
Living in other towns in New York State,
3
Died in Boston,
2
Died in other towns in New York State, IO
Died in Alabama,
I
Living in New Jersey,
T
Died in Connecticut,
IO
Living in Connecticut,
7
Died in New Hampshire, 2
Living in Colorado,
I
Living in Nebraska,
2
Living in California,
4
Living in Ohio,
I
Died in California,
5
Died in Ohio,
I
Living in Canada,
I
Died in Pennsylvania,
I
Living in Georgia,
I
Living in Pennsylvania,
I
Living in Illinois,
3
Living in South Carolina,
I
Died in Illinois,
5
Died in South Carolina,
I
Died in Indiana,
I
Living in Texas,
2
Living in Indiana,
I
Died in Turkey, Asia Minor,
I
Living in Kansas,
3
Died in Virginia,
2
Died in Kentucky,
I
Died in Vermont,
2
Died in Louisiana,
I
Died in Wisconsin,
I
Living in Louisiana,
I Living in Washington, D. C., I
Living in Michigan,
2
Died or lost at sea,
3
The ages of IIO who have died are as recorded :-
One,
77 years.
Three,
60 years.
One,
74
Two,
59
One
73
Two,
58
66
Four,
71 66
Four,
57
66
Five,
70
Four,
56
Two,
68
66
Five,
54
One,
67
Three,
53
Three,
66
66
One,
52
Two,
65
One,
51
Four,
64
66
One,
50
Three,
63
Three,
49
Two,
62
Four,
47
Three,
61
66
One,
46
Died in Minnesota, I
Living in New York City, 3
Living in Boston,
3
Died in Arkansas, I
Died in New Jersey, 3
Died in Iowa,
2 Living in Turkey, Asia Minor, I
66
66
66
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Three,
45 years.
Two,
31 years.
Two,
44
Two,
28
Three,
43
One,
26
Five,
42
Three,
25
66
One,
41
One,
24
One,
40
66
Two,
23
Three,
38
66
One,
22
One,
36
66
Two,
2I
One,
35
One,
18
66
Four,
34
Two,
17
Two,
33
In the second story of the building there was a school for girls taught by Miss Mary and Miss Nancy Holland, of Westfield, Mass., sisters of the late Dr. James Holland. Miss Mary Holland died Feb. 8, 1836, aged 31. Miss Nancy Holland died Dec. 12, 1836, aged 29. Miss Susan Whitney, sister of the late Gen. James S. Whitney (the father of ex- Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney), was a teacher. Miss Margaret Bliss, who has been an honored and success- ful teacher for many years in our public schools and still resides in the city, taught one term.
At a town meeting held Oct. 7, 1841, the town voted that John Howard, William Child, and Francis M. Carew, be a committee "to sell and convey the High School House and the land on which it stands-and whereas the lot of land on which said High School House stands was given by Simon Sanborn to the town for the sole purpose of main- taining a high school at said place, therefore,-voted, that out of the proceeds of said sale there be paid to Simon Sanborn such a sum as in the opinion of said committee he is entitled to receive, and the residue be applied on the town debt or held for that purpose."
On the 4th of April, 1842, the committee appointed to sell the High School house and land report :-
Amount received on sale to Philo F. Wilcox, $1,175 50 $275 00 II 87
Paid Simon Sanborn for land,
expenses of sale and auctioneer's commissions,
286 87
¥ balance to Town Treasurer,
$888 63
66
66
66
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In May, 1842, Mr. Wilcox sold the property to Joel Chapin for $2,000. In May, 1844, Mr. Chapin sold it to E. & S. Woodworth for $3,000. On the death of the Messrs. Woodworth Miss Mary A. Amidon became the heir and owner. In April, 1866, Lyman King bought the property for $7,000 and on the same date sold one-half of it to the present owner, Joel S. Marsh, for $5,000.
DECLAMATIONS.
Saturday was the day for the scholars to speak their pieces, which was done from the platform on the north side of the room. The following pieces are mainly from the "National Reader," published in Boston, 1829.
One of the boys, who was a merchant in New York city, spoke from an oration of Catiline before the Roman senate.
My voice is still for war; for, gods, can a Roman senate long debate which of the two to choose-slavery or death ? No; let us rise at once, gird on our swords, break through their thick array, and charge home upon them. Perhaps some arm more lucky than the rest may reach his heart and free the world from bondage.
The boy who recited this piece was impressed with "funeral dirges."
BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE.
Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried.
We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.
No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ;
But he lay like a warrior taking his rest,
With his martial cloak around him .- C. Wolfe.
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BRUTUS ON THE DEATH OF CÆSAR.
Romans, countrymen, and lovers ! hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly,-any dear friend of Cæsar's,-to him I say, that Brutus' love to Cæsar was no less than his. If that friend demand why Brutus rose against Cæsar, this is my answer : Not that I loved Cæsar less, but that I loved Rome more.
-Shakspeare.
This was a favorite piece spoken by many, on account of its military ardor.
HOHENLINDEN.
On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow ; And dark as winter was the flow- Of Iser rolling rapidly.
But Linden saw another sight, When the drums beat at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
By torch and trumpet fast arrayed, Each horseman drew his battle blade, And furious every charger neighed To join the dreadful revelry.
Then shook the hills with thunder riven, Then rushed the steed to battle driven ; And louder than the bolts of Heaven Far flashed the red artillery.
But redder yet that light shall glow On Linden's hills of stained snow ; And bloodier yet the torrent flow, Of Iser, rolling rapidly.
'Tis morn ; but scarce yon level sun Can pierce the war-clouds, rolling dun Where furious Frank and fiery Hun Shout in their sulphurous canopy.
The combat deepens. On, ye brave, Who rush to glory or the grave ! Wave, Munich, all thy banners wave, And charge with all thy chivalry !- T. Campbell.
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Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow ; then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. And then, the justice, In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances ; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side, His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide For his shrunk shank ; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness, and mere oblivion ; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything !- Shakspeare.
The speaker of this piece had dreams of "foreign influence."
MARCO BOZZARIS.
At midnight, in his guarded tent, The Turk was dreaming of the hour When Greece, her knee in suppliance bent, Should tremble at his power : In dreams, through camp and court he bore The trophies of a conqueror. In dreams his song of triumph heard ; Then wore his monarch's signet ring, Then pressed that monarch's throne-a king ; As wild his thoughts and gay of wing As Eden's garden bird .- F. G. Ilalleck.
The speaker of this piece was not reconciled to book- keeping.
DEBT AND CREDIT.
I dislike the whole matter of debt and credit-from my heart I dislike it ; and think the man who first invented a ledger should be hung in effigy with his invention tied to his feet, that his neck might support him and his works together. My reason for thus sweeping at the whole system is not that I believe it totally useless, but that I believe it does more mischief than good, produces more trouble than accommodation, and destroys more fortunes than it creates honestly. These opinions are not of a recent date with me ; they
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are those upon which I set out in early life, and, as I grew older, I became more and more confirmed in them ; not that I changed my practice, while I held fast my profession, and got my fingers burned at last, by trusting my name in a day-book ; for I never did it, because I saw the evil effects of credit around me, in every shape and form .- Emporium, Trenton.
The speaker of the following is now an esteemed citi- zen of California.
THE INFANT ORATOR.
You'd scarce expect one of my age To speak in public on the stage ; And if I chance to fall below Demosthenes or Cicero,
Don't view me with a critic's eye,
But pass my imperfections by.
Large streams from little fountains flow ;
Tall oaks from little acorns grow ;
And though I now am small and young,
Of judgment weak, and feeble tongue,
Yet all great learned men, like me, Once learned to read their A,B,C. But why may not Columbia's soil
Rear men as great as Britain's Isle ;
Exceed what Greece and Rome have done,
Or any land beneath the sun ?
Mayn't Massachusetts boast as great As any other sister state ? Or where's the town, go far and near,
That does not find a rival here ?
Or, where's the boy but three feet high
Who's made improvements more than I ?
These thoughts inspire my youthful mind To be the greatest of mankind ; Great, not like Cæsar, stained with blood ;
But only great, as I am good .- Everett.
This was heard from one of a " poetic temperament." ELEGY ON MRS. MARY BLAIZE.
Good people all, with one accord, Lament for Madam Blaize ; Who never wanted a good word,- From those who spoke her praise.
The needy seldom passed her door, And always found her kind ; She freely lent to all the poor- Who left a pledge behind.
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She strove the neighborhood to please With manner wondrous winning ; And never followed wicked ways- Unless when she was sinning.
At church in silks and satins new, With hoop of monstrous size, She never slumbered in her pew- But when she shut her eyes.
Her love was sought, I do aver, By twenty beaux, and more ; The king himself has followed her- When she has walked before.
But now, her wealth and finery fled, Her hangers-on cut short all ; Her doctors found, when she was dead- Her last disorder inortal.
Let us lament in sorrow sore ; For Kent Street well may say That, had she lived a twelve-month more- She had not died to-day .- Goldsmith.
The boy that delivered this piece was subject to cold chills, and went South.
MARCH.
The stormy March is come at last, With wind, and cloud, and changing skies ; I hear the rushing of the blast That through the snowy valley flies.
Ah ! passing few are they who speak, Wild, stormy month, in praise of thee ; Yet, though thy winds are loud and bleak, Thou art a welcome month to me.
For thou to northern lands again The glad and glorious sun dost bring, And thou hast joined the gentle train, And wear'st the gentle name of spring.
And in thy reign of blast and storm Smiles many a long, bright, sunny day, When the changed winds are soft and warm, And heaven puts on the blue of May.
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Then sing aloud the gushing rills And the full springs, from frost set free, That, brightly leaping down the hills, Are just set out to meet the sea.
The year's departing beauty hides Of wintry storms the sullen threat ; But in thy sternest frown abides A look of kindly promise yet .- Bryant.
The youth who spoke the following was an admirer of the ancient Romans.
ANTONY'S ADDRESS TO THE ROMANS.
Friends, Romans, countrymen ! lend me your ears ; I come to bury Cæsar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them ; The good is oft interred with their bones : So let it be with Cæsar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Cæsar was ambitious : If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Cæsar answered it. Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest (For Brutus is an honorable man, So are they all, all honorable men), Come I to speak in Cæsar's funeral .- Shakspeare.
This piece was spoken by one whose aspirations were of a high order.
SUPPOSED SPEECH OF JOHN ADAMS IN FAVOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote. It is true, indeed, that in the beginning we aimed not at inde- pendence. But there's a Divinity which shapes our ends. The injustice of England has driven us to arms; and, blinded to her own interest, for our good, she has obstinately persisted, till independence is now within our grasp. We have but to reach forth to it, and it is ours. Why then should we defer the Declaration ! Is any man so weak as now to hope for a reconciliation with England, which shall leave either safety to the country and its liberties, or safety to his own life and his own honor ? Are not you, sir, who sit in that chair,-is not he, our venerable colleague, near you,-are you not both already the proscribed and predestined objects of punishment and vengeance ? Cut off from all hope of royal clemency, what are you, what can you be, while the power of England remains, but outlaws ?- D. Webster.
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The youth who spoke this piece was somewhat timid, but he " braced up " before he closed his piece.
SPEECH OF PATRICK HENRY IN THE CONVENTION OF DELEGATES OF VIRGINIA, MARCH, 1775.
Mr. President,-It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in the great and arduous struggle for liberty ? Are we disposed to be of the number of those, who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth,-to know the worst and to provide for it. I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future except by the past.
The boy that delivered this piece was inclined to senti- mentalism.
THE SICK MAN AND THE ANGEL.
" Is there no hope ? " the sick man said. The silent doctor shook his head ; And took his leave with signs of sorrow, Despairing of his fee to-morrow. When thus the man, with gasping breath :
"I feel the chilling hand of death. Since I must bid the world adieu, Let me my former life review. I grant my bargains were well made ;
But all men overreach in trade. 'Tis self-defense in each profession ;
Sure self-defense is no transgression.
" The little portion in my hands, By good security on lands, Is well increased. If, unawares, My justice to myself and heirs Hath let my debtor rot in jail, For want of good sufficient bail ; If I, by writ, or bond, or deed, Reduced a family to need ; My will hath made the world amends : My hope on charity depends. When I am numbered with the dead, And all my pious gifts are read, By heaven and earth ! 'twill then be known, My charities were amply shown." -Gay.
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This speech was delivered by one who had great respect for " Indian Rights."
SPEECH OF LOGAN, THE INDIAN CHIEF, 1774.
I appeal to any white man to say if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry and he gave him not meat ; if ever he came cold and naked and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, " Logan is the friend of white men." I had even thought to have lived with you, but for the injuries of one man, Colonel Cresap, who, last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not even sparing my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it ; I have killed many ; I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace ; but do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan? Not one.
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