HON. MARSHALL P. WILDER. 105 



politicians are forgotten. To our friend himself the 

 memories of his long and useful life must cheer his 

 days as the sun goes down ; for as Jeanie Deans so 

 eloquently says : " When the hour of death comes, 

 that comes to high and low, lang and late may it 

 be his ! then it isna what we hae dune for oursels, 

 but what we hae dune for others, that we think on 

 maist pleasantly." 



And thus, in view of the beneficent life of our 

 venerable friend, and of the serene evening so well 

 befitting its close, we have the right to address to 

 him the words of Emerson : — 



Lowly faithful, banish fear ; 



Right onward drive, unharmed. 

 The port, well worth the cruise, is near, 



And every wave is charmed. 



Very truly yours, 



F. W. Bird. 



C. H. B. Breck, Esq. 



Letter of the Hon. diaries Levi Woodbury. 



Boston, Sept. 19, 1883. 

 Gentlemen, — It would give me the greatest pleas- 

 ure to join in the festival to the Hon. Marshall P. 

 Wilder, but I shall leave town that day for the West, 

 and cannot be present. 



I regret this personally, because I should like to 

 be a party with his numerous friends in testifying 



