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immediate locality, Rhinebeclc, Dutchess county, N. Y. 

 who told me she did not like him ; that he was what I 

 have said above. I tried to talk with her to change 

 her convictions, but she would not hear, and yet she 

 was a 'benevolent woman, exceedingly so ! but she had 

 preventions against him, she was prejudiced. It is only 

 many years later that I got the knowledge of Mr. 

 Dinsmords occult charity without ostentation. That 

 lady was dead or I would have told her what he had 

 done with his " rough bark." When talking of good 

 actions I must mention this lady I am talking about. 

 It was during the Secession War. I had sold her a 

 lot of plants, and I had promised her to go and set 

 them in the greenhouse. When done she said, do you 

 not think it would require a few more to look good, 

 they are too far apart. I agreed with her of course. 

 Any one, a gardener or an expressman do not object to 

 receive money. Well, she replied, I can afford it ; I 

 have so much money to spend for my pleasure ; now, 

 I ask your advice ; which is the best to spend the money 

 I have in buying more plants or dispose of that money 

 for the poor wounded soldiers and other needy people ? 

 That argument was ad hominem.* I answered, Madam, 

 I would be glad to get that money for plants I have to 

 sell, but your appeal to my judgment is such that I 



* Argument that goes to heart, conscience of a man. 



