10 THE NATURALIST OF THE ST. CROIX 



1893. His brother Gorham and wife, Mary L. Lord, 

 celebrated their golden wedding October 23, 1901. This 

 record shows that father and mother and four of their 

 children lived to observe their golden weddings. This 

 is a somewhat remarkable record for longevity in one 

 family — a family remarkable for devotion and love to their 

 own kindred, for interest in humanity and in all agencies 

 and efforts making for the common good. 



