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 A Reasonable Remedy. One more quotation must be allowed, as it gives a true insight into the character, the happy trust and love and treasure of hopeful ness that are the inheritance of this gentlehearted agnostic: "In the depths of the night Cometh faith without light, Cometh faith without sight, And I trust the great Sovereign unknown. No finite or definite throne, But the infinite, nameless, unthinkable One. No definite hope may endure, No favorite bliss be secure, Not even existence be sure; But the something that ought to befall Will happen at last unto all." It is not our privilege to speak now of the personal character, the private walk and vir tues, of this man of years and honors, to

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extol, as the wish impels us, the simplicity and directness which constitute the majesty of his nature, the crystal-clear truth, unwithholding benevolence and sweetness, the de votion to family and friends, which have made his life a benison. Nor may we even dwell, as we would, upon his captivating combination, in thought and speech, of Celtic wit with Anglo-Saxon force and depth of sentiment. His biographers will tell, ade quately, we trust, of all these qualities. For him, the shadows are lengthening fast. But cheerful and undaunted he looks out upon them, finding still a daily happiness in his daily allotment. The respect and grati tude of the public he served, the admiration of the profession he ennobled by his brother hood in it, the untarnished love and trust of all who were ever near to him,—all these fol lowed him when he left active life, to return to his mountain calms; and they will follow him still when he passes to the great, golden calms of the Beyond.

A REASONABLE REMEDY. BY GEORGE BIRDSEYE. A marriage, as a matter of course. Is necessary for divorce; So we should legislate our laws For a reduction of the cause, And thus we'll have divorces few When marriages are fewer, too.