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 50 WILL J. TRIMBLE. deeds are a shining example to those who come after them. They were genteel, economical and courteous, with no ostenta- tion. ' ' That qualities such as these are compatible with the rugged life of a frontier soldier is proven, at least to the author's mind, in the person and character of the modest gentleman who has furnished the material for this sketch.