Here hoary age was found,
By wisdom and by reverence crowned.
No great, but guilty fame
Here kindled pride, that should have kindled shame;
These chose the better, happier part,
That poured its sunlight o’er the heart;
That crowned their homes with peace and health,
And weighed Heaven’s smile beyond earth’s wealth;
Far from the thorny paths of life
They stood, a living lesson to their race,