After forty years

Preface

Classmates: — In 1868 a class book was issued telling of the life of '65 up to the time of publication.

In 1890, by request, a quarter-century's story was told, and to-day, by authority of the members of '65, assembled in reunjon in June, 1905, a forty years' record is sent out — not that he who reads may run, but that there may be preserved for the future the past lives of some very honorable men, of whose record we are not ashamed. The illustrations speak for themselves, and it must be admitted there are several gray-headed men among them. There are pictures now preserved in permanency that may fade in time through chemical action, but the carbon in the ink should certainly be durable.

The thanks of the class' are specially due to Messrs. Abert, Hunt, Kelly and McCammon for pictures otherwise hardly obtainable. The large plate is specially an idea of Kelly's^ who at no small trouble prepared a plate unlike any other ever made, but specially valuable. Other portraits were sought for, but could not be obtained.

As to the literary matter, every one, as far as possible, has been asked to speak for himself. Many have done so,- but too many, I regret to say, have been written up from information in your Historian's possession. Some could not and some did not talk, and he has had to do the best he could.

As a rule, most of the class have kept in touch with each other, and the brotherhood feeling among the members of * * Sixty-five ' ' is exceedingly strong. Of this I speak from

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personal knowledge, and I know of no bonds of association that hold stronger or closer together than those of our class.

The book has been delayed much on account of various hindrances, but the work is accomplished at last.

What is written is prepared from the best obtainable data, and much has been left out that was in previous class books ; but each of the ninety men who were members of '65, for a longer or shorter period, is given all the space possible.

Reports prepared by the Historian are signed by him, and no one regrets more than he that some are so brief.

There will be a thinning of our ranks in the future more rapidly than in the past, and those that are left will need to sit closer together in the family circle, with space in their memory for those that have gone from us.

Will each one please keep in touch with * ' Ninety-eight ' ' as long as he can ? We want to keep together till the last.

The class is indebted to the sisters and widows of several absent ones for data we could not otherwise have had, and they should be at least honorary members of '65.

The clock strikes twelve, the lamp burns low, but Sixty-five will live long after its members have ceased from work.

Midnight, September 27, 1906.

Chas. F. Richardson,

Class Historian.

HISTORY

OF THE

CLASS OK 1865

WILLIAM STONE ABERT.

William Stone Abert, lawyer, was bom at Mount Pleasant, Washington, D. C, July 27th, 1845; the son of Lieutenant- Colonel James W. Abert, United States Army, of the Topographical Engineers, and Jane Lenthall Abert, the only daughter of William J. Stone, Sr.

His birthplace was the home of his Grandfather Stone, who sixty-five years ago planned the old homestead on the oakcrowned terrace, with its massive walls and commanding view of Fort Washington, on the beautiful Potomac River, where it still remains in a remarkable state of preservation,

Abert took the four years' course at Princeton, and graduated in the class of 1865.

While in college he displayed superior talent for declamation, and in recognition of his ability he was elected one of the four Junior orators of his class from Whig Hall, and in his Senior year was awarded by the American Whig Society the first prize in oratory, competed for by the members of his class. In the year following his graduation he removed to Kentucky; and for two years he studied law in the office of Judge George Hoadly, in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he resided. At the same time he was taking the regular course at the Cincinnati Law School; from which institution he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in April, 1868.

He was admitted to the bar of Hamilton County, Ohio, on May 5th, 1868, and at once established himself in practice at Cincinnati and also at Newport, Kentucky.

In 1877 he returned to Washington, and has been engaged there in the practice of law ever since. During these years of practice he has been employed as counsel in many important cases before the local courts, and also before the Supreme Court of the United States.

In April, 1889, the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, under authority of an act of Congress, appointed Abert and Benjamin G. Lovejoy Commissioners to prepare a compilation of all the statutes in force in the District. This was an undertaking of great magnitude, and in consequence of the death of Mr. Lovejoy, in the fall of 1889, Abert was compelled to perform the work alone. In recognition of his valuable services in connection with this compilation of statutes, and for providing it with annotations of judicial citations, Congress voted him an additional compensation of four thousand dollars.

On the 5th of October, 1875, he was married to Nannie S. Hamilton, of Louisville, Kentucky, a descendant of the Hamilton family in Maryland, of Revolutionary fame.

Of this marriage there are two children now living — Jane Stone Abert, the wife of John P. Story, Jr., of Washington, D. C, and Hamilton Abert, who is engaged in business in JSFew York City.

WILLIAM ARROWSMITH.

Born at Newton, N. J., November 17th, 1844. Fitted at Basking Ridge, N. J., 1860-63. Entered August i8th, 1863. Roomed 43 North, 30 and 31 West, and 22 North. Whig.

After leaving college I taught school for a year, in the meantime taking up the study of law. I was admitted to the bar at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in May, 1867. Thereafter I came to the city of New York, where I practiced law by myself until May, 1876, when I formed a copartnership with John Jeroloman, who was a member of the class of '66. That copartnership, under the firm name of Jeroloman & Arrowsmith, continued until May ist, 1905, when, owing to ill health, Mr. Jeroloman retired from active practice. Thereupon I formed a copartnership with Mr. George W. Dunn, under the firm name of Arrowsmith & Dunn. Mr. Dunn had been a junior member of the old firm.

I am located in the same place where I first commenced my professional career, viz.. No. 229 Broadway, New York City, and having been at this address so long, I feel that I own the building.

I have always enjoyed a fair practice and consider myself quite fortunate in that regard, and, while not rich, my professional income is sufficient to keep the wolf from the door.

In 1890 I married Miss Katherine B. Weed, of this city. We have two children, a girl of thirteen and a boy of eight, and it is said by my admiring friends that they both inherit their good looks and ability from their mother.

During my entire life I have enjoyed, and still do, the best of health. I have never sought or held public office, but have been contented with a private station. From that vantage ground I can look upon and criticise the fellows who are struggling with the great questions of the day.

CHARLES CHAUNCEY BACKUS.

Born in Baltimore, January 9th, 1843. Entered Princeton August, 1 86 1. Roomed at Martin's, 6 East, Duryea's and Mrs. Higgins'. Whig. Entered the drug business in Baltimore and died in 1871.— C. F. R.

SAMUEL BAKER.

Present address, 612 New York Life Building, Chicago, 111.

Born in Virginia, September 3, 1843. Entered Sophomore class, August, 1862, from Wheeling, W. Va. Roomed in North and 8 East. Whig and J. O. Left college in September, 1864, and joined Gen. R. E. Lee's army, in Boyd's Battery of Jubal Early's Corps, and was promoted to a Lieutenantcy. Served under Lee until after Appomattox. Began commercial life as clerk in fall of 1865 in St. Louis, and as a manufacturer in Chicago in 1868. Married Louisa Davis Mclntire, of Virginia, in 1868, and has two sons and two daughters, all members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he is an elder.

SAMUEL BAKER

SILAS BALDWIN.

Born in Harford County, Maryland, in 1845. Joined the class in August, 1863. Whig and Zeta Psi. Roomed 22 West. Became a physician of high standing in Baltimore. Said to have been married twice and has a son in the Navy. Repeated letters have failed to bring any response, probably from failure to reach him. It is said he has of late years become very much of a recluse, except as business calls him from home. — C. F. R.

iO HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1865.

WILLIAM JONES BOQNE.

Born at Wauka, Modur, Songhai, China, in 1846. Fitted at Elizabeth, N. J. Entered August, 1862. Roomed 6 North and 32 East. Clio. Traveled in Europe for a while and entered the Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal Church in West Philadelphia in 1866, and went to Alexandria, Va., in January, 1867, the first student there from the North after the war. Ordained deacon in St. Paul's Church, Petersburg, Va., July 26th, 1868. Served first at Emmanuel Church, Athens, Ga., as assistant. January ist, 1869, became rectorelect of St. James' Church, Eufaula, Ala. Married January 27th, in Charleston, S. C, to Miss Mary Caroline DeSaussure^ and on November ist left via Panama for missionary work in China, reaching Shanghai, January 7th, 1869. Was ordained priest October 28th, 1870. Meeting with much success in his work of spreading the Gospel, he was consecrated fourth Bishop of Shanghai, October 28th, 1884, with a jurisdiction extending 1,000 miles westward from Shanghai. In 1884, Kenyon College, Ohio, bestowed upon him D.D., most worthily. He died a few years ago of scarlet fever in China. He visited the United States at least three times since his graduation, and on one of these visits, I am glad to say, I had him as a guest over night at my home, and a most delightful evening he gave those gathered around, telling of many interesting facts about his work. — C. F. R.

AUGUSTINE BREESE.

Born at Serena, La Salle County, Illinois, December i6th. 1838. Fitted at Mendota Collegiate Institute, 1859-60. Entered Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, September, i860. After two years there, came to Princeton, August, 1863. Roomed at Duryea's, 7 Refectory, and McGinness. Clio. Was "Lit." editor. Entered Western Theological Seminary fall of 1865 and graduated in 1868. Fortunately I was enabled to trace him to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and from there to Adrian, Mo., where he wrote me as follows: — C. F. R.

Forty years ago I was with you for the last time in Princeton, and now you wish' to know what has happened to me in that time.

I entered the Seminary at Chicago that same year and graduated in 1868. I was Hcensed in Chicago and ordained at Cherokee, Iowa. I preached a few months near Petersburg, lUinois, when my health failed. I was forbidden to do any mental work, and for two years I did not even read the newspapers. I was married in 1869 to Marion E. Monsell, of Amherst, Mass. We had five children. One died at birth and three are still living.

Our youngest son was killed by an accident in a smelter at Rapid City, S. Dak., aged twenty-two years. Of my life I have little to tell, for my health failed early in my work, and since that time I have been on a farm, four years in a flouring mill, four years in implement business, and the rest of my time a carpenter and builder, which is still my means of a livelihood.

My memories of Old Nassau are very pleasant, though I have never in the forty years been there and have seen only three or four of my friends of college days. I imagine Princeton has grown until it would be scarcely recognized as the place where we spent so many happy days.

I am sorry I have not something better to report for your work, but my life has been very tame and uneventful.

Remembering your friendship and sympathy, I am, ever your friend and classmate of '65,

A. Breese.

ELISHA BUTLER.

Chapter I. ADOLESCENCE

"I take myself to task Lest, of the fullness of my life, I leave an empty flask. ' '

My dear Classmates:

Our esteemed class Historian, in his wide wisdom and beneficence, has assigned to the writer the role of biographer to our friend and classmate, "Lish" Butler. While our hand is somewhat unpracticed in the field of biographical sketching, we nevertheless readily recognize the propriety of this assignment, and therefore cheerfully and unhesitatingly accept it, both as a duty and a ' ' labor of love. ' ' For unquestionably

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{negari non potest quin) we have known ' ' Lish ' ' longer and more intimately than can be claimed by any other person, either living or dead. We have known him "from the cradle to the grave, " so to speak. It is true that the grave portion of it may be somewhat anticipated in this remark, which event is to be indefinitely postponed, we hope; but at present writing we can foresee no likelihood that our long and intimate friendship can be by any possibility ruptured down to the end of life. Hence, though '*Lish" still remains in the flesh, and the grave is not his portion yet, and he is enjoying excellent health for an "old man," is hale, hearty, and contented, without a bodily ache or pain, still maintaining his wonted good appetite for his ' * three square meals ' ' a day, never during his forty years of business life being so disabled by sickness as not to be found at his desk for the duties of the day, and to-day holding out a fair promise of possibly still many years of business activity before him, the Lord willing — hence, I say, and notwithstanding, we hope and expect to continue our record of unbroken friendship and companionship to the end, and to travel on together and down to the confines of "that bourne whence no traveler returns." Such being our credentials let no one cavil at or deride our attempt at biography. If, when it is turned out from the printer's hand, it should prove unsatisfactory to any one concerned, let such a one be assured that no copyright has been secured to deter any other ambitious, more brilliant or capable writer from essaying to supply our deficiences.

And here we take our stand, and are prepared to maintain it, if necessary, at the point of the bayonet.

Chapter II. A biography as is

In undertaking this biography we are overwhelmed with the mass of material that we find at our disposal, both in its quantity and its quality. The class of '65 was a notable class, a great class, and its members have all distinguished themselves in their several spheres of activity, reflecting honor upon their Alma Mater and their country at large. * ' Lish ' ' has fairly well succeeded in keeping up with the procession, and has done so without working much "over time." To write up a full and complete history of "Lish" would require several quarto volumes, but the writer proposes, out of consideration for the present generation, to leave that vast work to the future historian, and therefore we shall impose due restraint upon our ' * garrulity of old age ' ' and present only the salient features, which is about all that would interest the gentle reader, even if we may hope to accomplish that little.

And, first, we resurrect from the dusty, musty tomes of time the picture of "Lish" that illumines our title-page, and present it as an inspiration, a great moral show and stimulus to the rising tide of the youth of our beloved land, especially the sons and grandsons of the class of '65 . Gaze upon it, young man! Behold that noble brow, that calm, leonine visage, that eagle eye looking out unterrifted into the great untried future. And, while we are on the subject of pictures, turn from this class picture of forty years ago to the one that follows, and consider the "ravages of time" as shown in the picture of ' ' Lish " as he is to-day, seated under his own "vine and fig tree. " Is it not a picture of contentment, of * ' othmv cunt dignitate"f Does it not bespeak that the world has dealt fairly well with ' ' Lish ' ' ? Or, putting it in a different way, that "Lish" has "won out" fairly well? Does it not suggest "a simple life," neither poverty nor riches, abstemiousness in rum. Napoleon, and rebellion? How about "teetotle"? Well, "temperance in all things." Is that not enough? Three cheers for "Lish," I say. Gentlemen, are you ready?

Chapter III. ' ' LISH ' ' RECEIVES HIS ' ' BAPTISM. ' '

"The subject of our sketch" had been plodding along through the various initiatory stages of ' ' Fresh ' ' year, and on up to the latter half of ' ' Soph, ' ' when the class conferred upon him a nickname and immortality — ' ' Lish. ' ' Heretofore it had been ' ' Eagle, " " Ere we part, ' ' "The Republican party," etc. It happened in this way. The class were descending from the old Junior recitation room. Now behold a peaceful, innocent scene suddenly transformed into probably the most riotous and tempestuous ever enacted upon a college campus.

Reading was the instigator and sponsor of this, and upon his devoted head that crime is fixed forever. The suggestion to him doubtless arose from the appearance, about that time, of our first annual catalogue, in which our names were recorded for the first time as Freshmen. Reading must have been "polling" over it diligently, as equally so his Bible, of which he was a close student, for, be that as it may, the name of Elisha appears in both, hence the "joke." Reading, trailing down the steps in the rear of the class, found his ready audience below on the campus as he reached the stone landing at the end of the first flight. From this stand, spying his victim, he set up a bellow like a wild Bull of Bashan that reverberated t© the remotest confines of "Jugtown. " "Hee-lo, Elisha!" he bellowed, repeating it over and over. In about three flips of a lamb's tail the class was in a frenzy. The cry was taken up tumultuously, and poor * ' Lish ' ' became the centre and target of a seething, howling mob thirsting for his gore. At first there was nothing for "Lish" to do but remain calm, hold them at bay by the glint of his eagle eye, and await developments. I said, poor "Lish," but the term probably could have been more appropriately applied to his assailants, as the sequel will prove.

The howling, scrouging, and bellowing continued to be unanimous. The sun was slowly sinking towards California, et cetera. " Halle-lu-jah ! " sung out "Lish," giving vent for the first tinxe to his pent-up wrath. The crowd seemed to look upon this a little unkindly and there began a lot of shuffling and treading on corns, during which one unfortunate inadvertently projected his bread-basket a little too far over the safety line, when, like a flash of lightning, "BifE!" "Ere we part, ' ' he went crashing upward through the limbs of the old elms as though fired from a catapult. Higher and higher he soared above the steeples and tree tops, poised for a moment and then, doubled up in a kind of ball, started in on his "home run" with about thirty revolutions to a second, and at last with frightful momentum struck the sod head first with a "sickening thud." The crowd, not yet satisfied, bellowing all the while, shoved forward another victim. * ' Bim ' ' and he went scudding like an empty barrel before a gale, and brought up a wreck against the campus iron fence on Nassau Street. More bellowings, more scrouging, more touching tender corns. The cry was still, ' ' More rum ! " " On, Stanley, on ! " A solid phalanx formed, righteously indignant, calling aloud for justice. "Lish" braced himself for a final whangdoodle effort. "The Republican party what is!" he yelled. "Lay on, Macduff ! " In the confusion another bread-basket toppled over the safety line, when, * ' Whoof -whizz ! ' ' ' * Great Caesar! A ten strike !" he yelled. Ten noble stalwarts bite the grass. The situation now called for ' ' Reform, ' ' and committees were organized. The disabled were quickly hustled over to Hankins' drug store for sponging oif and general repairs. A special committee hurried off for fence rails, bean poles, corn stalks, and what not. Dennis and "Jim Stink" were put under disguises and empowered as commissioners plenipotentiary to approach Brown's shoe store from the rear, when "the man was not in, " and obtain a couple of cases of rubber boots for wading around in the gore without getting wet feet. "Lish" himself was active and feeling for his gizzard, when there arose the appalling, heart-palsying cry of "John! John!" and the next instant ' * Lish ' ' was in his clutches (innocent for the guilty, as usual) , and not a * * hide nor hoof ' ' of the class was in sight anywhere. * ' Ugh ! Ugh ! What are you doing here?" "Nothing, sir," "Whoa, Fan! Then go to your room. ' ' Thus ended this ignoble contest between mind and matter.

Chapter IV. RECKLESS AUTOMOBILING

Such, as faithfully detailed in the preceding chapter, are the vicissitudes of life, and such are the horrible transitions as it were, from brilliant light to utter darkness. To-day we go at the gait of 2.40 on a plank road with tail over the dashboard. To-morrow, alas ! we may be standing on our heads, or wallowing in the gutter. Say, Bill, how is she running? * ' Uzz-uzz ! Zip I Uzz-zip-zip-zip ! ' ' Hoor roor ! Spargo — I scatter.

Chapter V. TEMPERANCE LECTURE " LISH " THE HORRIBLE EXAMPLE

We now invite our million or more gentle readers to permit us to kindly lead them by the hand from the scene of war and bloodshed recounted in the preceding chapters to the more peaceful walks of college life, lest a further recital of similar affairs might mislead the public into believing they were of daily and hourly occurrence, and thereby plunge a large percentage of our nation into grief and tears (crocodile) , and precipitate an avalanche of unnecessary and futile prayers in behalf of educational institutions in general and their hopeful, or hopeless, offspring in particular.

It was a Saturday night, the close of a quarterly examination, when the hegira of many who had nearby homes emphasized the few glimmering lights here and there amid deserted rooms. A cool evening in the fall, but delightful around a bright fire. "Lish" had such a fire, and Sloss and Riggs dropped in. The nine o'clock bell tolls the ' * curfew, ' ' and they emerge for the post-office, arm in arm, Sloss between. ' ' A bully good night for a hot punch, eh ? " said Sloss. ' * Agreed,"" said Riggs. ''What's that? Is it good?" said "Lish." ' ' Good ? " * * O ho ! Certainly,'' said Sloss. So they stopped at Hudnut's. First, a big green bottle labeled ' ' Binninger" ; then some sugar and nutmeg; lastly some lemons and cigars. Soon over the aforementioned fire the decoction was compounded and three steaming goblets were filled to the brim. You have heard of that "nectar of the gods," and perhaps many of you have since sampled it, but that so-called "nectar" has been sprinting after that ' ' punch ' ' for the last forty years and never overtaken it. Oh, delightful, restful Saturday evening, amid curling smoke, stories, fun, contentment! But being strictly "orthodox," before the clock strikes twelve they repair each to his separate abode, and to his "virtuous couch," comfortable, happy, and at peace with all the world.

Next morning they met coming out from Sunday morning chapel prayers. "Say, Bob, what was that flavoring extract you call 'Binninger?' " curiosity prompted "Lish" to ask.

* ' A very fine article of gin, ' ' replied Sloss. ' ' What ! Do you tell me that I have been drinking rum ? ' ' and he passed his hand over his abdomen. "It is the first time in my life I ever did such a thing, ' ' he continued, reprovingly. And, truly alarmed and conscience stricken, at first he proceeded on his way to his room, but reflectively. A new light slowly dawned upon his benighted mind. After all, had not this so-called ' * unholy demon ' ' been somewhat misrepresented ? We did not get "tight." We had a good time, and where the harm, where the danger? No excess, no "abuse," and why need there ever be any? The same moral sense, conscience, decency, manhood, stamina, that can grapple and subdue temptation to become a thief or immoral, a ' ' grafter " or an outcast, should know no other enemy beyond its power to throttle. Any other pretence is pure humbug. Now what a jackass Noah made of himself! Gets drunk, then curses his son. Drunkenness and profanity! A spectacle, indeed, for his menagerie, for history, for future ages. Why could not that, really interesting old mariner act rational, take his meerschaum, his pretzel, his mug of ' ' Pilsner " or " Liebotschaner," or, if he will (in a spirit of more liberality), his schooner of Ballantine's double X, and with his "little dog Schneider" sit down in the shade of the old "Ark" and be happy? (Laughter in the gallery.)

With such sentiments (ever furiously denounced as specious, untenable, dangerous), imbibed thus early in his career, we should expect, by all pleadings, precedents, and prophecies in such cases, to find "Lish" out in life a miserable wreck plunging headlong his downward course to ruin. Well, not -exactly. To be low-lived, immoral, and to "wallow" would be a temperamental impossibility. Then how about the "weak," the humbugs, the sentimental whiners? Let them .adhere to their old remedy, the halter about their necks, the pen, the straight-jacket. "Lish" has lived a few years, seen a few things, and experienced a few experiences, but never yet has been able to comprehend how moral character can find room for exercise when bound up in a napkin, any more than can the muscles tied up in a sling. Once or twice a year

"Lish" steps over to enjoy a quiet, disgraceful evening with his old classmate, friend, and withal legal counselor, Oscar Keen, before his open grate fire. Neither of them have worn the ' ' collar ' ' for their own safety. Hence Oscar sometimes steps from the room and, after groping over cellar or garret, returns, brushing cobwebs off his sleeve, in his hand a. dark receptacle containing some unknown vintage, and there for the sake of "Auld Lang Syne" they pledge each other in the name of ' ' Old Nassau. ' ' But no one has ever caught them, nor even suspected them; hence it has come about, since they both attend church, that hitherto they have been successful in palming themselves off upon their neighbors as Christians and respectable citizens. (Loud applause.)

Riggs, old fellow, "across the stormy waters, ' ' did it harm you? Do you regret it? Thou noble, stalwart missionary in far-off lands! God bless you, your family, and your labors! And thou, too, Carrington — "Carrie, ' ' permit us to add at this time, while our thoughts are reveling over time and space — a happy greeting to you and yours! Noble fellow, your self-sacrificing life-work might surely be abundantly blessed could the prayers of the ' 'wicked" avail much.

Chapter VI. REMINISCENCES

Reference to our last annual catalogue establishes the fact in history that ' ' Lish ' ' stood sixth in his class — alphabetically speaking. Satisfactory enough, for it is better to be a little inside the line, so as to be fortified on both w4ngs, and to be able to look over heads in both directions. Then, again, less attention is attracted than if in a position at either end, less liability of exciting too much rivalry or envy, and loss of time posing for honors and admiration in the one case, and execration or contempt in the other.

"Lish's" fortunate position brought him in order next to that sterling old war-horse, Calkins. Later he shifted so as to come between Calkins and Campbell, and delightful were the little friendships and communings, renewed daily for four years at chapel and recitations, for they were seldom thrown together at other times. On this a:ccount "Lish" cast his vote in favor of Campbell for class orator (or poet, which, now forgotten) , notwithstanding the strong tide of popularity that had set in for his competitor, Rankin, the finally successful candidate. Calkins, Campbell, old comrades, all hail to you! You are remembered to this day most kindly. God bless you both!

* * The mysterious affinity of opposites ' ' truly proved a bond of union between * * Lish ' ' and a small circle of his classmates, all marked and distinct characters. First, **Tom" Raftery, the closest, the most intimate, a friendship continuous and unbroken from the first day of * * Fresh ' ' year up to the day of his death. Beloved by everybody, an Irishman from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, and never ashamed of it; of strong poetic instinct, redundant of speech and ideas, ready always to rise and ' ' address the assembly ' ' with or without previous preparation; warm-hearted, brave, generous, especially to foe; impulsive, brilliant, improvident, untamed. Could he but have brought his great gifts under subjection the world would have heard from him, and have been richer for it. Oh, the long walks and talks through woods, over * ' many a field and fallow ' ' ; the ' * air castles ' ' built in the clouds ; the brilliant conquests forecasted out in the world yet before them; the hopes never to be realized !