"and in her tongue is the law of kindness." 



"When I met Cousin Luola two years ago 

 in Paris, I was privileged to have a closer 

 insight into her character than ever before. 

 She spoke so frankly and expressed herself 

 so sincerely, that I left her with a deep im- 

 pression of what a fine woman she really was. 



She told me of having persuaded you, at 

 a time when business was not exactly flourish- 

 ing, to make a tremendous sacrifice, for the 

 Wilmington Y. M. C. A., when that excellent 

 institution was in need of help to further some 

 worthy project then in hand. Her descrip- 

 tion of you as a young man was an appeal 

 put in such a way that it could never have 

 fallen on deaf ears. 



To do for others as we do for ourselves 

 is so rare a quality in this selfish world, that 

 it was an elevation in this ordinary com.mon- 

 place life to have it exemplified in the simple 

 and frank words, as expressed to me by Cousin 

 Luola. I will never forget her words of wis- 

 dom and counsel to me on that occasion. 

 Cousin Luola was one among thousands, aye 

 hundreds of thousands. She has gone but 

 her memory lives and her deeds are an in- 

 spiration to others. The lines composed by 

 my Grandfather, engraved on the stone 

 erected to Lord Houghton: 



"Here fond remembrance reared the sculptured stone to one 

 Who looked on mortal foibles with a sigh of tenderness 

 And found his chief meed in thoughts of duty done.' ' 



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