IO MEMOIR OF GEORGE WILSON. CHAP. I. 



abounding life and energy of both body and mind. The 

 little rill, bright and sparkling, which we have seen emerge 

 threadlike from its source, and gleefully pursue its way 

 through sunshine and shade, has now widened its banks, 

 and we begin to realize that one day it may bear on its 

 bosom the hopes and fears of many, ere it pass into the 

 boundless ocean, and be lost to view in its expanse. 



