312 THE REV. J. 0. WOOD. 



many hours he had been toiling, he always seemed fresh 

 for his work, and pleased to have a friendly chat." 



Perhaps the best tribute to his popularity in society 

 was the fact that he was always equally welcomed by 

 all, of both sexes and all ages. Everywhere that he 

 went he made new and staunch friends ; and the number 

 and tone of the sympathetic letters received after his 

 death bore eloquent testimony to the universal favour 

 with which he was regarded, and the deep and real sense 

 of the loss which all who knew him felt that they had 

 sustained. 



