A Fitting Requiem 



"If sympathy can allay your trouble and comfort you, all 

 your friends late of Limber are with you." 



" We have lost a friend who was trusted and loved wher- 

 ever he went. I never thought to get so fond of any man who 

 was fifty before I knew him, and it was of course due to the 

 fine simplicity and deep kindliness of his character. It was a 

 pleasure to hear the employees on the Cromer Links talk of 

 him. It was something far more than the ordinary liking for a 

 good sportsman, but they knew as we all did that warmth of 

 his heart. The place will never be the same without him." 



" You will find it sad, but it will be a comfort to read all 

 the nice references to Mr. Richardson in the different papers. 

 I liked to see them, for I felt they were so true. We are very 

 old friends and you know how I grieve for you." 



"It is too sad for you and every one that knew Mr. 

 Richardson. You would be touched were you here. The 

 men at the kennels and the various grooms and the others all 

 regretting him so sincerely. I suppose no man had more 

 friends of every kind, or has been more mourned." 



" I shall never forget all Maunsell's kindness to me, and I 

 valued his friendship greatly. No one was ever better liked 

 for himself or had a more lovable nature." 



" Many will write to you who knew Mr. Richardson chiefly 

 as a great sportsman, but I can testify to the patriotic sense of 

 duty which made him take up work at first uncongenial to him, 

 the thoroughness with which that work was done, and the 

 spirit in which he met either victory or defeat. My associa- 

 tion with him in those old electioneering days will remain 

 always a happy memory." 



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