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Show i Capt. Watts' (iirt to Tiinmaston. . I One of the most pathetic scenes witnessed wit-nessed in this state for a long time marked tflb exercises attending the presentation pres-entation of the new building to the town of Tliomaston, Me., by Capt, Samuel Watts. The old captain had a falling out with the town a number of years ago, and ho cleared out, with all his taxable property, going to Boston. In later years his heart changed and he made the town the muniCn eut gift. Said he, when he made his little speech: "I am human. I have my likes and dislikes, which is applicable to most of mankind. I have lived to the age of mors than threescore-and-ten eight years more. Mr. Chairman and citizens of Thomtuitoii, I say to one and all, I stand before you willing to forgive and ; .sk to be forgiven. Mr. Chairman, I winh to say before taking my seat that my desire is, at the end of my earthly career, I shall lo laid in yonder cemetery ceme-tery side by side where my wife and most of my children lit) moldering in the dust," Tho bravo old mariner said a few words more, and then had to give up, overcome by his emotions. The ieo-ple ieo-ple of Tliomaston are full of warm and i affectionate words for him. Bjbtou Journal. |