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EARLY RECOLLECTIONS BY WM. C. HOYT
June 7th, 1873
the joyous birds were carolling among the trees, the bright-eyed, saucy squirrel is chippering, and frisking about from tree to tree, and soft, gentle zephyrs are rustling the green leaves. There in the midst of that delightful scene were awakened these pleasant memories of the past, with all their varied, endearing, and thrilling associations. There was such a vivid, retrospective mirage of past events presented to his lively imagination, that his whole heart and soul, and every fiber of his being, felt the emotions of a new inspiration. Instantly he was transported to the exciting scenes of the court room, to the halls of legislation, where were discussed the policy and impolicy of certain State measures, he heard the wranglings of aspiring politicians, saw the operations of the shrewd, crafty diplomatist, and once more he was in crowded cities of the old and new world, where he saw all the marts of trade, commerce, and manufactures, in their full tide of active operations. There, on his island Paradise, whose temple had been consecrated to his best thought and reflections, upon whose high altar he offered the best and richest gifts from his warm, loving heart, to which he received gratifying responses from Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Calhoun, Marshall, Webster, Clinton, Jackson, Van Buren, and hosts of other high dignitaries, and rejoiced that he once enjoyed their friendship and confidence.
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