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Nor were these negative virtues, ending where they 

 begun, or enabling him to go through a long life of 

 energetic activities without an enemy. He not only 

 lived at peace with all men, but he did his utmost to 

 make them live at peace with each other. Says one 

 who knew him intimately : "I never heard him express 

 a sentiment savoring of enmity to any person, nor could 

 he bear to see it entertained by any one towards another. 

 Even if he heard of an ill feeling existing between 

 persons, he would, if possible, effect a reconciliation ; 

 and his own bright example, and hearty, kind, genial 

 manners, always warmed all hearts towards himself. 

 Notwithstanding the numerous calls upon his time, 

 made by public and private business, he did not lose 

 his sweet cheerfulness of temper, and was ever ready 

 in his most busy moments to aid others, if he saw a 

 possibility of so doing." Energy, gentleness, conscien- 

 tiousness, and courtesy were seldom, if ever, blended in 

 such suave accord as in him. These virtues came out, 

 each in its distinctive lustre, under the trials and vexa- 

 tions which try human' nature most severely. All who 

 knew him marvelled that he was able to maintain such 

 sweetness and evenness of temper under provocations and 

 difficulties which would have greatly annoyed most 

 men. What he was in these outer circles of his in- 

 fluence, he was, to all the centralisation of his virtues, 



