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JOHN M. GLIDDEN, JR., OF NEWCASTLE.

BUNKER HILL and long before; way, way back to Plymouth's shore,
First old settler of his stock; jumped ashore and sat on the rock;
Does no harm, in pride to trace colonial granddads of your race
If you try, in grace, to be good fruit of the family-tree,
Harvard—close to Boston Bay, trained him in the scholar's way;
Trained him in the Freshman crew; in the Harvard track-team, too;
Timed him, at a winning pace, to start forward in the race:—
When he doffed the cJassman's gown might have hankered for the town,
Might have sought the great white light; Jeft the 0](1 home out of sight,
He did nothing of the kind; ncv('r had such thought in mind;
Early made it full and plain, best he loved the State of Maine;
Proud to take it at its best; cast his fortunes with tbe I'Cst,
Go you down Newcastle way-you will find him any day
'~fid the bool.:s and law reports, of his office-CierI.: of Courts,
01' be'1I take you o'er his grounds; following behind the hounds,
Large in friendsbips, fond of life; free from taint of petty strife,
He finds joy in all that yields comfort in the woods and fields,

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