48 PETER HENDERSON. 



Great Chieftain of our gentle art, hail and farewell ! 

 Not thy just renown, not the memory of thy blameless 

 life, which in days to come will be the heritages we most 

 shall cherish — not these, but the sorrow of those mourn- 

 ing their kindred dust still lingers uppermost. For thine 

 own, there will remain while life lasts the recollection 

 of thy tender care and unselfish devotion, hallowed by 

 a love that began at our cradles, and which through all 

 the cares of thy long and busy life, thou didst maintain, 

 even unto thy dying hour. To thy children's children, 

 who in future years may happily recall thee, we trust 

 will long be mirrored in their hearts, the memory of thy 

 kindly face, illuminated then as now by the halo of thy 

 imperishable glory. 



