But his faults were few and his virtues were many. and when the balance shall be struck by the recording angel most surely will he be entitled to the commendation. "Well done. good and faithful servant." STEPHEN A. NORTHWAY came of that sturdy pioneer stock which two generations ago was gradually extending into the then Far West. the borders of civilization. and carrying its blessings with the course of thesun from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific. He was a child of that vast immigration into the wilderness which was then the home alone of savage beasts and savage men. that leveled forests and built up churches and schools. Hardy and rugged. inured to privations and hardships. the children of these pioneers grew up sturdy and selfreliant. cherishing the traditions of their ancestors. breathing in with every inspiration a love of liberty under the beneficent influences of our free institutions. and earnestly seeking. by means of education and industry. to better fit themselves for the struggle of life which lay before them. STEPHEN A.
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Pioneer stock is described as hardy, rugged, inured to privations and hardships, sturdy and self-reliant.