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civil polity, and for the amelioration of the ills that flesh is heir 

 to, the blood courses more freely ia my veins, and my heart 

 rises in gratitude to the Giver of all good that he permitted me 

 here to be born — 



" Here let me live, here let me die ! 

 Aud a small stone tell where I lie ! " 



Mr. Lewis of Framingham. I would like to make one re- 

 mark before we close. I want to say to the younger members 

 of this audience and to the citizens of Framingham, that Col. 

 Wilder is the head and front of our Board of Agriculture. It is 

 to his credit that this Board originated with him, and it is largely 

 to his labors that we are indebted for the existence of the Agri- 

 cultural College. He is a Boston merchant, who has spent 

 many years of a long life in doing what some of our farmers 

 turn up their noses at, — practising hook farming. He is an old 

 gentleman now, and probably we shall never hear him again in 

 this hall, though I hope we may, and before we part I wish to 

 offer him our sincere thanks for his able lecture ; and to those 

 gentlemen who have, through these three days, given us so 

 much valuable information, 1 desire also to tender our hearty 

 thanks. I hope that every person, young and old, in this hall 

 will not forget the gentleman who, in an eloquent address that 

 i once heard him deliver, said, " When I am gone, plant a tree 

 .over my grave." He has done more for agriculture and for 

 fruits than any other man in the country. You can hardly be 

 aware how much we are indebted to this one man. I was on 

 the lioard for six years, and an abler, harder-working man was 

 not to be found there. I give him the credit for it. I hope we 

 shall pass this vote of thanks, as a slight tribute to these 

 gentlemen. 



Mr. EsTY, of Framingham. I am very happy to second the 

 motion. Allow me a word further. It was my pleasant duty 

 three days ago, in behalf of the citizens of Framingham, to 

 address a few words of welcome to the members of tlie Board 

 of Agriculture, and I then promised that we would do all in 

 our power to make this visit pleasant to you. I hope we have 

 redeemed that promise. We on our part have received great 

 pleasure from these meetings, and I believe we have all been 

 profited by them. The discussions and addresses have been 



