His portrait hangs upon the wall, evidently taken from an old likeness." Oh, how she wished the home folks could hear her roll her phrases! "There is no more adventurous or thrilling career in the annals of historic Delphi than that of the illustrious Scotchman.

Making his way through the perils of the wilderness, he came from Quebec with a party of fur traders and pioneer explorers." "Don't hit too far back, Kit," interrupted Peggy, alertly.

"If he was a founder in '71, you can't have him trotting over wilderness trails with Marquette and Lasalle, you know." "Nevertheless," responded Kit, ignoring the levity of her nearest neighbor, "he is one of the heroes of our Wisconsin pioneer times.

He came here in his early twenties, and married Lucia, the daughter of Captain Peter Morton.

Their daughter was Mary, and, girls, she was the mother of one of our classmates, the very same Mary who went through Hope and graduated with high honors.