He taught the children in the chapel, for there was no schoolhouse.

Yet in that cold, damp place he never had a fire.

He used to send the children in parties either to his own fire at home, or make them run up the mountain side.
* * * * * 'It may be further mentioned, that he was a passionate admirer of Nature; she was his mother, and he was a dutiful child.

While engaged on the mountains it was his greatest pleasure to view the rising sun; and in tranquil evenings, as it slided behind the hills, he blessed its departure.

He was skilled in fossils and plants; a constant observer of the stars and winds: the atmosphere was his delight.