Chapter LXIX: Postscript

After having spent the greater part of half a century in various public capacities--after having been the recipient of nearly every honorary distinction which it was in the power of my fellow-citizens to confer--there now remains for me no further object of ambition, unless to die in harness, and so escape the taunt--

"Unheeded lags the veteran on the stage."

Three times have I succeeded in gaining a position of reasonable competence; and as often--in 1857, 1860 and 1876--the "great waterfloods" have swept over me, and left me to begin life anew. It is too late now, however, to scale another Alp, so let us plod on in the valley, watching the sunshine fading away behind the mountains, until the darkness comes on; and aye singing--

"Night is falling dark and silent,
Starry myriads gem the sky;
Thus, when earthly hopes have failed us,
Brighter visions beam on high."

=Transcriber's Notes:=
hyphenation, spelling and grammar have been preserved as in the original
Page 13, and occassionally all night ==> and occasionally all night
Page 34, want of a bating." ==> want of a bating."'
Page 38, and of the world ==> and of the world.
Page 62, have cutdown trees enough ==> have cut down trees enough
Page 74, the appeoach of daybreak ==> the approach of daybreak
Page 105, streamlet know to travellers ==> streamlet known to travellers
Page 127, further north Many prisoners ==> further north. Many prisoners
Page 136, greater discriminatiou his ==> greater discrimination his
Page 156, Thomson, Bonar &. Co. ==> Thomson, Bonar & Co.
Page 166, Mr Denison served ==> Mr. Denison served
Page 169, it was The party ==> it was. The party
Page 181, many a cumbrous load ==> many a cumbrous load.
Page 258, (Mr. G) did not admit ==> (Mr. G.) did not admit
Page 362, signed the pen ion warrant ==> signed the pension warrant
Page 362, the vallesy rise ==> the valleys rise
Page 364, on this generation. ==> on this generation."
Page 383, T. G. Ridout, 1845, 6, 8) ==> T. G. Ridout, (1845, 6, 8)
Page 389, 2. "Diaries, narratives ==> "2. Diaries, narratives
Page 389, 3. "Files of newspapers ==> "3. Files of newspapers

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