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his home, he was waylaid and killed by the highwaymen 

 that infested the place at night, on account of its very dark- 

 ness and obscurity. 



He lost his life thus for want of the safeguard in lone- 

 some places which simple illumination affords a safeguard 

 which in those days could not be provided, but which, 

 through his discoveries, was soon to be introduced into all 

 the principal cities of the world. 



Indeed, in every sense of the word, one of the greatest 

 means of protection for the community against the preva- 

 lence and the consequences of vice and crime is Light. 



Early in the evening Lawrence and John arrived safely 

 at their respective homes. 



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THE END. 



