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seven languages, — English, French, German, Greek, 

 Italian, Latin, and Spanish, — she cannot be other 

 than the brilliant conversationalist that she is. 



As a teacher, Alfred Macy had no superior. Kind 

 and genial, with a strict sense of justice, and a happy 

 faculty of imparting his knowledge to others, he won 

 the love and esteem of every scholar in the school. 

 The compiler of this book remembers with pride that 

 he was one of Alfred Macy's pupils, and gratefully 

 acknowledges his indebtedness to this man, who, more 

 than any other, contributed to whatever success he 

 may at times have attained in life; and begs to here 

 record this slight tribute to his memory. 



George Nelson Macy. 



Gen. Macy was born at Nantucket in September, 

 1837, and diedan Boston, February, 1875. 



u From Ball's Bluff: to Appomattox Court House he 

 marched and fought. He served through the Peninsu- 

 lar campaign of McClellan; through the dangers of 

 the first and second attacks on Fredericksburg; lost 

 a hand at Gettysburg; was wounded in the Wilder- 

 ness, and again on the James. Starting as lieutenant, 

 he won his way by gallantry and efficiency to be major- 

 general by brevet, and provost-marshal-general of the 



Roland H. Macy, 



This gentleman, who died in 1877, was born at Nan- 

 tucket, and was one of New York's most successful 



