. The boyhood and youth of Joseph Hodges Choate. [43] portant inventions and discoveries, many of whichhave lasted until the present day, made a count ofthe Holy Roman Empire by the King of Bavaria, andmarrying for his second wife the wealthy widow ofLavoisier, the great French chemist who was guil-lotined by Robespierre for his great services to man-kind. I am sorry to say that with his last wife he ledan extremely uncomfortable life, until at last theyagreed to separate, and he died in peace in 1814, \\ having established Rumford Medals in the RoyalSociety and the American Academy of Arts an
. The boyhood and youth of Joseph Hodges Choate. [43] portant inventions and discoveries, many of whichhave lasted until the present day, made a count ofthe Holy Roman Empire by the King of Bavaria, andmarrying for his second wife the wealthy widow ofLavoisier, the great French chemist who was guil-lotined by Robespierre for his great services to man-kind. I am sorry to say that with his last wife he ledan extremely uncomfortable life, until at last theyagreed to separate, and he died in peace in 1814, \\ having established Rumford Medals in the RoyalSociety and the American Academy of Arts andSciences, and the Rumford Professorship in HarvardUniversity. How much of this erratic and successfulcareer was due to his long residence as apprentice inour house, it is hard to say, but we may claim thecredit of all that was creditable in it. IV SALEM Salem, which continued to be my home for the firsttwenty-three years of my life, was a most unique anddelightful place. It was so old, so queer, so differentfrom all other places upon which the
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