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ted by the flowers, the trees, and plants of his favorite residence at 

 Wissinoming, which he had embellished to the utmost, in the 

 fruits of the tropics, the vines and esculents of the most liberal 

 horticulture, and all that constitute the surroundings of a refined life 

 in the country. But his fondness was not confined to the vegetable 

 kingdom alone ; it led to the collection and guardianship of a variety 

 of animals. The deer and other ruminants had their comfortable 

 parks. The smaller animals their appropriate shelter, and every 

 variety of bird, its home and sustenance ; and some too, were the pets 

 of his lap, and seemed both the amusement and indulgence of a ca- 

 ressing habit of life. 



His fondness for the fine arts, was one of his characteristics ; his 

 houses and rooms were filled to their utmost capacity with the pic- 

 tures which he paid for liberally and justly, but none of that extrava- 

 gant ostentation in purchase prices, which has been the wonder of 

 latter days, had any footing in his well-selected collection. In this 

 respect at least, his discrimination cannot be impeached. 



The memorial of a man like this, might well be a eulogy, but it 

 may be also treated by a friend, impartially, and in full justice with- 

 out that extravagant praise which is so usual on such occasions. He 

 was eminently social in his feelings and habits, at the same time, his 

 principal characteristic was self-reliance ; his own views, habits, and 

 impulses, were those that he followed. That his views on temper- 

 ance were philanthropic, no one can doubt, but like all others holding 

 ultra opinions, he found by experience that the laws of matter (by 

 the ordination of Providence for its own wise purposes), cannot be 

 resisted, and that fermentation and its products were intended by 

 the Supreme Ruler, not for the abuse, but for the good of man. 



His earnest endeavors to resist the fermentation of his abundant 

 crop of grapes were of no avail, and the value of the products in 

 medicine, suited to his own case, was ultimately recognized and 

 admitted. 



He was not a sportsman in any sense of the word, but it is equally 

 true that he never appeared better pleased, than when mounted on a 

 fast horse, and sometimes an observant friend might see if he looked 

 sharply, that to let any ambitious roadster pass him, was not usual, if 

 possible. Neither can it be said that he was a gymnast, yet he 

 habitually exercised his muscular system (recognizing its importance 

 in hygiene) and contended with no little fervor for successful honors 

 in that line; this was well known to his associates in the practice of 

 archery. 



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