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Patrick Henry.-A touching anecdote, Illus
trative of his humility is recorded by his blogra-
pher In the spring of 1893, when Mr.. Henry
was verging towards his three-score andten years,
the political aspect of affairs induced him to fore
90 the comforts of his retirement, and to be pre-
sented as candidate for the House OF Delegates:
On the day of election, as soon as ne appeared
on the ground he was surrounded by the atml-
ring, adoring crowd, and whihersoever ne moved
the concourse followed him. preacher OF the
Baptist Church, whose piety was wounded by
this homage paid to mortal, asked the people
aloud, sWhy they thus followed Mr.. Henry
Mr. Henry, said he ''is not god! mo,
said Mr.. Henry, deeply affected both by the
scene and remark, "no indeed my friends, am
but poor worm of the dust; as feeting and sub
stantia as the shadow of the cloud that flies over
your fields, and is remembered no more. Ihe
tone with which this was uttered, and the TOOK
which accompanied it, affected every heart and
silenced every voice. Envy and opposition was
dsarmed by his humility; the recollection OF his
past services rushed upon every memory, and he
8 read history in their swimming eyes.


We know not how, more appropriately to otermi-
nate this passing notice Of great and good man,
than by presenting to our readers his dying test-
mony in favor of that Christianity which he SO
consistently prolessed. 81 have noIT,' says he,
in his last will, ''disposed Of all my property to
my family. There is thing more wish l
could give them, and that is the Christian feh-
gion If they have that, and had not given
them one shilling, they would be rich; and II they
have not that and had given them all this world,


they would be poor"