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daily, and never forfeited the friendship of 

 any. 



When, after the confinement and arduous 

 duties of his business life, he left all behind 

 for the pleasure of the camp, to indulge in its 

 sport for rest and recreation, and to enjoy 

 the grandeur and teaching of nature, as only 

 those who are lovers of this noble and life- 

 giving art can truly enjoy them, away from 

 all the busy hum of the city, in the solitude 

 of the wilderness, then did he fully realize 

 that communion with his Father and God, 

 whom he loved with the simplicity of a child. 



To the friends who have shared with him 

 his camp-life, it would be a pleasure to recall 

 the many conversations they have had with 

 him in those still evening hours, whilst the 

 same beautiful moon looked down so brightly 

 on them and on their loved ones at home, 

 and naught disturbed the silence but the 

 hoot of the solitary owl. 



His sudden death, at the close of the de- 



