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tensely, since he knew it was so ill-founded. From 

 the day that he came to Woodbine he had always had 

 to battle, sometimes on behalf of the farmers, some- 

 times his own. But now, receiving one shock after 

 another, the accumulation of anxieties seriously af- 

 fected his health. The breakdown came very suddenly 

 one night in December, 1893. 



We had been visiting dear friends in the village, 

 and, on our way home, he collapsed suddenly in the 

 street. Mrs. Lipman and I carried him to the nearest 

 house. It was then midnight. We sent for a doctor, 

 who, upon examining him, shook his head gravely. 

 He was moved the next morning to his own home, 

 where, for two months, he lay dangerously ill. As 

 soon as he was able to leave his bed, the physician 

 advised a sojourn in a warmer climate, for it was a 

 very cold February. As he was simply convalescent, 

 he could not safely travel alone, so his eldest daughter, 

 Marie, went with him. She was not yet eight, but 

 a most capable little woman and devoted nurse. They 

 spent six weeks in Florida, where he recovered his 

 strength. Returning, he felt quite himself again, as 

 he resumed his work. 



The disputes and differences with the farmers had 

 not been settled, and daily he had to meet and deal 

 with them and to sense their unchanged animosity. 

 Very soon, too, trouble started in the factory. He was 

 always the arbitrator of disputes between employer 

 and worker, and he put every effort into a settlement 



