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the British Government, "solemnly and publicly warned 

 the Sultan of the consequences of his misgovernment and 

 suggested the eventual necessity of the employment of 

 force." Happily Goodell's sister and her family escaped the 

 brutalities they were obliged to witness. 



Amid all his trials he had many things to cheer him. At 

 Commencement, 1897, he was presented with a very large 

 and beautiful loving cup, with the following inscription: 

 "By the Alumni and Former Students of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College, June 22, 1897. In recognition of 

 Thirty Years of Faithful Service to our Alma Mater, and 

 in loving remembrance as a friend and teacher." It was a 

 tribute he greatly appreciated, and he could not speak of 

 it without emotion. 



In the fall of 1902 it became alarmingly apparent to his 

 friends that his condition was critical and demanded im- 

 mediate attention, although it did not seem so to him. He 

 thought that if he could get away for a week or two, it would 

 do him a world of good, but he did not see how even that 

 was possible. His friends, however, so arranged matters 

 that there could be no reasonable excuse on his part, and 

 one of them, Colonel Mason W. Tyler of Plainfield, N. J., 

 offered to relieve him of any financial difficulty. This move- 

 ment was generously seconded by the trustees, who unani- 

 mously voted him leave of absence without loss of salary. 

 When he was informed of what was going on, he expressed 

 at least a part of his feelings in the following letters. 



AMHERST, MASS., December 18, 1902. 



MY DEAR BLESSED MASON, Truly am I blessed above 

 all others in my friends. Stebs has just sent me your generous 



