. Self-made men. and have express-ed my pleasure at each mark of applause and recognition, as Ibelieve I might even express it before God himself. But, then,whether this may be vanity ? I know not; my heart was affect-ed and humble at the same time; my thought was gratitude toGod. * * * * When the Christmas tree is lighted—when, as peo-ple say, the white bees swarm—I shall be, God willing, again inDenmark with my dear ones, my heart filled with the flowers oftravel, and strengthened both in body and mind. Then will newworks grow upon paper; may God lay his blessing on them ! Hewill do so. A st
. Self-made men. and have express-ed my pleasure at each mark of applause and recognition, as Ibelieve I might even express it before God himself. But, then,whether this may be vanity ? I know not; my heart was affect-ed and humble at the same time; my thought was gratitude toGod. * * * * When the Christmas tree is lighted—when, as peo-ple say, the white bees swarm—I shall be, God willing, again inDenmark with my dear ones, my heart filled with the flowers oftravel, and strengthened both in body and mind. Then will newworks grow upon paper; may God lay his blessing on them ! Hewill do so. A star of good fortune shines upon me ; there arethousands who deserve it far more than I. I often myself cannot conceive why I, in preference to numberless others, should re-ceive so much joy: may it continue to shine ! But should it set,perhaps while I conclude these lines, still it has shone; I havereceived my rich portion; let it set! From this, also, the bestwill spring. To God and men my thanks—my love !. ANTHONY WAYNE. This illustrious warrior and eccentric man was born in thecounty of Chester, Pennsylvania, on the 1st of January, parents were of English descent, and owned a farm whichthe first immigrant had purchased on his arrival. Of Anthonysyouth we have but little knowledge. A letter written by his uncleinforms us that he was not particularly smart in a literary pointof view, but that he would make a good soldier, having alreadydistracted the brains of two thirds of his schoolmates with re-hearsals of battles, sieges, etc. A reprimand from his father,accompanied with a threat that he should be taken from schooland placed on the farm, turned Anthonys attention more serious-ly to his studies; he applied himself with diligence, and in a fewmonths left the academy prepared for a higher place of was removed to the Philadelphia Academy, where he remaineduntil his eighteenth year. Shortly after this he returned to hisnative county, and opened an o
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