42 PETER HENDERSON. 



zenship in this Republic. As soon as practicable after 

 his arrival in this country he became naturalized and he 

 always urged all those from the old world, with whom 

 he came in contact and who intended to settle here, that 

 it was their first duty to become citizens of this — the 

 greatest of nations. 



Last Days. 



Mr. Henderson all his life was a very healthy man. 

 Until his death, he never had but one serious ill- 

 ness, an attack of pleurisy twenty-five years before. 

 Regular and temperate as he was, he was careless of him- 

 self in many ways, and even when he was past sixty, 

 time and again we have seen him going the rounds of his- 

 place in winter in his shirt sleeves. For two years 

 previous to his last illness he declared that he felt, and 

 he looked, almost as strong as he ever did, and frequently 

 commented on the physical vigor he maintained and 

 the amount of work he was still able to perform, for a 

 man of his years. He was always very regular in his 

 habits, and held to his routine work up to January 3d 

 last. On the evening of that day when he returned 

 hopie from his New York office, he showed unmistak- 

 able signs of having "la grippe." Mrs. Henderson had 

 no trouble in inducing him to remain within doors, and the 

 next day she sent for Dr. Bid well. The attack was light 

 and he was advised to stay in the house for a few days. 

 On the few occasions in his life that he had been ailing 

 a little, he was very impatient of such restraint, but 

 now he was willing to obey the doctor's instructions. 

 By January loth, the influenza seemed to have disap- 

 peared, and tempted by a sunshiny day, he ventured to 

 the greenhouses, just across the street from his resi- 

 dence. His wife did her utmost to keep him in the 

 house, but he felt so well that he thought he was running 

 no risk. Mrs. Henderson, however, took the precaution to 

 have him heavily wrapped up, but he had not been out 

 of the house twenty minutes when he returned chilled 

 through. He was at once put to bed and remedies 



