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LL is the gift of industry; whate'er exalts, embellishes and renders life delightful."

Prof. Williams, by far one of the most polished and ready writers of which the race can boast, was born in Richmond, Va,, November 22, 1861. His mother, a woman of marked industry, early recognizing the capabilities of her eon, gave him the advantage of the public school training to be had in that city. He graduated from the Richmond Normal School in 1877; then entered the Worcester Academy, Worcester, Mass., in the fall of 1877, through the influence of Prof. R. H. Manly, and Miss M. E. Knowles. He graduated from this school in 1880, and in the same year matriculated in Brown University. He was, however, unable to remain there to finish, but subsequently pursued, and privately completed, the course. He then began the life of an educator, filling the most responsible and creditable positions of that nature in his native city and county, until, in 1885. he was elected to the chair of Ancient Languages and Instructor in