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had a good dinner. We had a strong wind from the 

 west on the homestretch and the ice boat did not have to 

 tack once, and we were not long on the way. Skipper 

 Wilson remarked: "You boys beat me when I had to 

 tack against a head wind, but you couldn't do it now." 

 On telling the story the General said: "The boys are all 

 good skaters, but you should see 'em eat ! They cleaned 

 up everything in that hotel, and if they ever go to Hud- 

 son again that landlord will close his house when he sees 

 'em coming." 



"Hans Breitman's gife a barty 



Where ish dat barty now? 

 Where ish de lofely golden cloud 



Dat float on de moundain's prow? 

 Where ish de himmel strahlende stern 



De shtar of de shpirit's light? 

 All goned afay mit de lager beer 



Afay in de ewigkeit!" 



This philosophical verse of Leland's comes up when 

 that day is recalled, for all except the writer have passed 

 into the ewigkeit of the Plattdeutsche, or evigkeit of the 

 German. Five died peacefully. John Atwood was 

 killed by a boiler explosion, Van Beuren was drowned 

 in California, and Phillips was killed by interlocking his 

 "turn-over" skate with that of another boy, and his skull 

 was broken on the ice. Surely I may ask: Where is 

 that party now? And ewigkeit, or eternity, as you 

 choose, is the only answer. 



I learn from one of boyhood's companions who has 

 not yet crossed the Styx that General Martin Miller was 

 born on May 12, 1816; was Doorkeeper of the State 

 Senate in 1845-46; was member of Assembly in 1858, 

 and died in the summer of 1882. The General married 



