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As a man, as a member of society, he was every thing 

 that could be desired. The frankness and ingenuous- 

 ness of his disposition, his genial good humor, and 

 gentlemanly manners, made him a favorite in the social 

 circle. He was always interested in the details of social 

 liie, took part in all innocent amusements, and having 

 worked hard enough and long enough, in his study, he 

 left his toils behind him. He enjoyed life himself, and 

 helped others to enjoy it. What he was in the dearer 

 and more intimate relations of life, we will not attempt 

 to describe ; there are joys, there are sorrows, which 

 even near friends may not enter into. 



But, after all, it was as a man of Christian principle, 

 that Professor Norton was most conspicuous. He early 

 united himself with the Christian church, and Christian 

 principles controlled the actions of his life. His lirmness 

 under trying circumstances has already been mentioned. 

 But the same firmness was seen in every thing. He was 

 always on the right side ; no one ever doubted on any 

 moral or religious subject, where he would be found. He 

 made the Bible the man of his counsel, and the guide of 

 his feet, and he governed his household according to its 

 precepts. His life had been an uncommonly happy one. 

 Prosperity smiled upon him. We have never known the 

 individual who was so uniformly blessed of Providence, 

 in all his undertakings. And yet, at the unexpected 



