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The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 7: The Last of the Guides

Macdonald, John MacLean. The Last of the Guides. In The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 7, Publications of the WCHS, Vol. V. 1926-27. 223 words

His death was preceded by none of the diseases to which humanity is heir, and he ceased to exist only because he was worn out by toil and time. The machine which had been set in motion by its divine constructor and which had gone on for more than four score years and ten, "at last stood still," and the weary occupant sought a better habitation. His memory continued unimpaired until nearly the close of his existence. Among his survivors are eight

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children, and numerous other descendants. Simple and patriarchal in his manners, a zealous, generous, and useful friend, neighbor and citizen;--estimable and upright in all the relations of life - Andrew Corsa deserves to be held in honorable remembrance.

The machine which had been set in motion by its divine constructor and which had gone on for more than four score years and ten, "at last stood still," and the weary occupant sought a better habitation. His memory continued unimpaired until nearly the close of his existence. Among his survivors are eight THE LAST OF THE GUIDES 77 children, and numerous other descendants. Simple and patriarchal in his manners, a zealous, generous, and useful friend, neighbor and citizen;--estimable and upright in all the relations of life - Andrew Corsa deserves to be held in honorable remembrance.