Show BUCHANAN READ HEAD ilbo donor of paying tribute to tho the memory ofton gifted son of genius has been enjoyed by in any it sorrowing rowing friend since sinca the dat data of clr ands death wo wl will 11 add a 1 contribution tu t his in lituri la by simply birro the following letter written by liioi hini self to a friend fri erid a few days daye before the bril lindt light went out it is il on en unfading wreath frova ui lis own land hand vj dear Fric friend nl just ts as L write that word briend it seemus to striker pori arr my heart as on a golden bell 1 telling it into vibrations there thera re few words EO beautiful so tive it includes sacrifice defence rh ai thing tt ini i including ca calumny lunny i bat latt u all joy inal in oi hy aud and exultation in hii its prosperity prospLr ity this beird in in my dry mind tho big heit proof front of 0 it is ia eney easy to with the tha heart full and malico malice even do bt dolid dt old 0 of these that beautiful tout soul be that can look upon a friends success with having no other oilier interest than n that of pure when I 1 look abroad over tire the horld I 1 humbled before that high benefactor Lene factor v lien hen I 1 me fee irow how all unworthy as asi am with vital a host lorjust of just tuch such pivoted di voted arid and diante Tested frienda as yourself I 1 urn am I 1 leale hmo never jet yet lost a friend some fancied ones one may have dropped an ay from me dut but ell all this is nut replying 10 your dear kind long neglected irater 1 you ou virg tr not dot one to believe that silence on lirt on the clio contrary tny my I 1 no sooner ioner got your litter inal ur riling ma ine than I 1 incited these verges op oft its iti bad back borud stam ibero tre are with cudden plow blow burt a fail liles on oa the axil and to ibo wor worl I 1 below A ultra season cason aland aud blare till tin iu their ununo iDl non A ort is bai d their dma adma ahli ill ii weidor overrun they turu luru glory from rom the iiii world bull K ilak on their parent BUD and aad so the loma form or of finice f r awhile il tour bf blo his tul b ut lemd her angelant angel or V face act to gizo gaze br 1 ligat abt apin whilo while writing you an inspiration strikes me effi arid and moves itself in numbers thus we nightly cite ournes I 1 alp al ip P tit then n lt aar wo we it aln t fiut U ts a caurs dv do p aud and ly by anath vo walan to the bo light eiten walla lice hep way ben wherefore Duat lilo lunger lagait a 1 brigit cr df day you see ece liow how deeply in pile of til elleo your four heart of hag ha poured itself into TA YOwn maleng it overflow with melody ft i is to it let roe me you llor thi the other day on tho the anniversary of wy illy t I 1 sang eang willi aith tt it joyful hor horgrove rove you 40 tile poetry in 10 these two words word p the stick was r kita bite in all 11 II the streets or of florence Floren splendor rl tudor burned rK d ripon the iho bridge and aly alvor e 1 birr la toi a dimmg in iray at notion not forever oil e Y 1 er on OD the virdes bosom if met cI bleLl of my sainted rho he hada my lily lo in I 1 erp ettla Llo acro m I 1 birli b r abere I 1 bar 4 a u lor lir all n ft a a fallt fabe bird itara ru rai flower tuft tug mo me ta t met m et her i t tiu amob oat 1 at t bost lar 6 Tl there rc linvin these flowers upon your drap draped edill in white and while tile still a alle 10 lo queeni in the choir 1 beyond clio chapel door nn nicy ny with me a bense of benediction I 1 want to ail I 1 you now and Eolo Ecle inny iott it a dap bengo of iny luty to my ni As well as to man liia has gradually been descending upon inc im awl anil it is to mo me A source of infinite plea pleasure suro alint I 1 con can look had bick upon nil all the ilia poetry I 1 have e pr N written ritten and find it contains no line breathing it ft doubt upon tile bles blessed seI trinity ind and tho the great Rad redemption emption of nian when I 1 linto have written my verses I 1 have been cilono AN ith my own soul and with willi god boil and not nol only d ired nut not lie but tile the inspiration Epi ration of tire truth it anns as to nio me so beautiful lien uti fill that alint no un unworthy orthy thought over dared ob tr truda ude itself tipon tile page this was entirely owing oving to tile goodness of gol god who saw raw ahat n lint aas u us to be and rated me 1110 fruin from and regret |