ttlRAM WOODRUFF. xxi 



His virtues ■« ere above the aim of jealousy ; and his mission was as 

 much to prove to bad men the value of leading a good life, as to 

 improve the condition of the horse. He was a boon not only to 

 those of his own order, but to society at large. He never betrayed 

 his trust ; never was suspected of a lie ; and, if good deeds can 

 charter a man to be regarded as a Christian, Hiram Woodruff 

 certainly was one. 



On the 22d of February, he celebrated his fiftieth birthday 

 with his friends at home ; and he exhibited on that occasion, 

 while alluding to the " events " for which he stood engaged, the 

 same cheerful confidence which marked all his expectations. He 

 now lies on that slope of Cypress Hill which looks toward the 

 course on which he has earned so much of his renown. 



Many a throng which will gather during the coming seasons 

 to witness the contests of the horses he had in part prepared will 

 turn gloomily to that cold hill ; and there will be none among them 

 who will not feel that there is a great void in their midst, and that 

 the Master has gone. 



GSCRGE WiLBES. 



