arcus Маниадгайдиє right from M. le Hill Justie of the Estate of m. m. bor Coran. палиций Аре 20,1895; A GRANDFATHER'S LEGACY; CONTAINING A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND OBITUARY NOTICES OF SOME MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY, TOGETHER WITH LETTERS FROM HIS FRIENDS. WASHINGTON: HENRY POLKINHORN, PRINTER. To my Grandchildren: As a private individual, inspired by an appreciation of my relations to my fellow-man, I have, from early youth to old age, endeavored to be just to all, and generous to the deserving. Blessed by kind Providence with larger possessions than commonly fall to the lot of man, I have regarded them as a sacred trust for the benefit of knowledge, truth, and charity. My reward has been an approving conscience, and the gratifying appreciation of many good and great men, whose testimonies I have preserved in this volume for you. Many of the letters in this collection afford melan= choly evidences of the instability of human affairs; and a perusal of them will suggest to you the the pro= priety of endeavoring to cultivate a spirit prepared to bear with equanimity the vicissitudes of fortune which MAY await the most prosperous condition. The most valuable bequest I can make you is a good name, and I feel assured you will cherish it, for its price is above rubies. Your affectionate grandfather, |