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attached to, demaudiug the greater part of his time. "When it was 

 lauuohed there were some lines written commencing: 



To Towueiid we driuk, that lad of mucli fuu, 

 So deeply iu love with his dog and his guu. 



A volume might be tilled with the stories Mr. Glover has told me of 

 his life at this period.- He was " hail fellow, well met," everywhere, 

 having all the friends he desired (sometimes too many, doubtless), and 

 devoting himself to pleasure. 



It was during a brief visit to Fishkill that Mr. Glover first met Miss 

 Sarah T. Byrnes, an estimable young lady, and the daughter of Joseph 

 T. Byrnes, a g^eutleman of prominence, who owned a large estate lying 

 upon the banks of the Hudson. An attachment having sprung up be- 

 tween them, they were married iu September, 1840, in New Rochelle, 

 and in the following spring went to live in Fishkill-ou-the-Hudson (then 

 known as Fishkill Landing), Mrs. Glover's native place. 



During the five years which followed Mr. Glover chiefly interested 

 himself in floriculture, in natural history studies, and taxidermy, a large 

 case of the native birds of Dutchess County, N. Y., shot and prepared 

 by him, still remaining in excellent condition, evidence of his taste and 

 skill in this direction. He also employed a part of his time in art, as 

 Mrs. Glover particularly remembers two large oil paintings, one of fruit, 

 the other of flowers, which were produced at this time, and subse- 

 quently presented to relatives in England. 



In the spring of 1846, in company with his wife, Mr. Glover visited 

 his relations in England, remaining until fall. Upon his return he went 

 to live upon his own place, which he had purchased from the Byrnes 

 estate, and a more romantic and beautiful spot he could hardly have 

 chosen. Lying upon the crest of a gentle slope, iu sight of Storm King, 

 the surrounding country broken into majestic hills and deep vales, at 

 a point where the noble river makes a bend to the left and is joined by 

 the creek which swept at the foot of his garden, the view was one of 

 surpassing loveliness. 1 first saw it through the yellow haze of a bright 

 October day and while viewing scenes which had been so familiar to him — 

 the orchard that he had planted, the garden plot where he spent so 

 much of his time, and the rocky creek, upon the banks of which he had 

 had so many piscatorial triumphs, for be was an expert disciple of Wal- 

 ton — the wonder came how he could have left it all, and become satisfied 

 with the hum-drum life into which he drifted in later years. In this 

 beautiful place, on his return from England, he began in earnest the 

 life of a country gentleman, busying liimself with the planting and care 

 of fruit and ornamental trees, and with his garden, which was noted for 

 its fine flowers and vegetables. He also paid considerable attention to 

 the cultivation of small fruits, all the leading varieties of which were 

 tested by him. 



Mr. Glover visited England again in the fall of 1849, and at this time 

 spent some days at Walton Hall, in Wakefield. Mr. Gates states that 

 while staying on one occasion with a cousin at Scarborough, with whom 



