. Portrait and biographical album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties, Wisconsin ... one set of friends throughout hiscareer. In his jounger daj^s Mr. Barstow was consid-ered the handsomest man in Wisconsin, and wasvery popular with all classes, so far as they couldcome in contact with him. His friendsliips werewarm, sincere and lasting, and there was no sacri-fice too great for him to make for tliose he he been less tenacious of his friendships, es-pecially unworthy ones, his public reputation wouldnot have been so much in need of defense. Like Alex W. Eandall, wliose fri


. Portrait and biographical album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties, Wisconsin ... one set of friends throughout hiscareer. In his jounger daj^s Mr. Barstow was consid-ered the handsomest man in Wisconsin, and wasvery popular with all classes, so far as they couldcome in contact with him. His friendsliips werewarm, sincere and lasting, and there was no sacri-fice too great for him to make for tliose he he been less tenacious of his friendships, es-pecially unworthy ones, his public reputation wouldnot have been so much in need of defense. Like Alex W. Eandall, wliose friend and associatehe w^as for many years. Gov. Barstow was a greatlover of sociability and fun; like James DuaneDoty, he had no enemies save those made by politics, ~and it is sad to record that one who had occupiedsuch high places and possessed so many friends,and who loved so dearly the kind offices of friend-ship, should, as Gov. Barstow did, die amongstrangers and be compelled to receive the last sadattentions of life from stranger hands. THE NBW ?,PUftLIC 1,1 H ASIOfi, !?TUDEN (Ti,. GOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. U57 m:


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