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Show Death of a Distinguished Grinder, j On lust Saturday I lost by death one of ! my very oldest and most cherished friends. I made his acquaintance somo twenty-five vears ago, and Irom that mo-; mo-; ment o the hour ot his demise we lived, and loved. -together. I cannot boast of having properly appreciated or requited his friendship, for the manifestation of that tender feeling was altogether one-i one-i sided he lived and labored tor me, while ' I did very little to promote his comfort . or convenience. I could only command and admire his devotion on every occasion i that offered; in truth it may be said he was ever in my mouth. But he did not stand in need of me, being perfectly independent inde-pendent in his own resources, possessing a considerable interest in his native soil, j and having .moreover, a large and profitable profit-able connection with the gum trade. He was a person of a very modest ond retir-, retir-, ins: disposition, living in a quiet row, , where he was known only to his immediate imme-diate neighbors. The natural sweetness of his disposition was never for a moment marred, tnougn creatures of extreme aeid-j aeid-j ity of temperament frequently passed hij way. When I wa3 preparing for college f he was invaluable to me as a grinder, for he was exceedingly well up in that profession, profes-sion, and imparted his services with ri.irht good will, as if he had a personal interest ' in the matter. And yet, with all his nat-' nat-' ural talents, that modesty of character . to which I have alluded would never per-) per-) mit him to be drawn out. even in mo-: mo-: ments of his greatest excitement, which j were not rare, as he was very nervous by nature. j I am indebted to him for many wise ! saws, but his pot one was: "My boy, I would lain keep a guard upon your' tongue." Towards his latter end he contributed con-tributed largely by his energy and zeal to promote the interests of a local corporation corpora-tion which grew and expanded beneath his fostering care, and which now, with unfeigned sorrow, deplores his loss. He had a penchant for neatness, and even to the last morning of his life brushed up i with all the airs of a gallant. A short ! time before his departure he was, to all appearance, in his usual good health, having dined heartily on "HepworthV prime mutton and the etceteras. Resting in his easy chair, he suddenly dropped oit" and expired. A coroner's inquest was held, and ihe verdict had we!l-:ilght been, Accidental Death," until it was ascertained ascer-tained that the deceased had been for some time, suffering from a decay of the constitution which, acting on a nervous ti'ir.peramt'nt. caused him to indulge during dur-ing his latter days in loose habits of iiv- ins. He leaves no insue, having disappeared disap-peared root and branch. It may be said In truth that he leaves a void which can- i not be easily rilled up. His neighbors re-gr re-gr r his demise exceeding';-, for he was to them a constant prop and support, and they look forward with considerable up-pr-h!isicii to their own not remote decease, de-cease, which will no doubt be greatly ac- i celerated by his lamentable removal. He I was interred with all honors, and sleeps J in the hope of glorious resurrection, his i occupation being gone, and never to be ; resumed, even in a future world; for who j on earth could imagine what would be the functions in heaven of such a thing as A Jaw Tooth. ANON. |