ere.

MR. E. HALE. LYME.

Your loving Brother
NATHAN HALE.

A letter from Hale to his friend the senior Dr. AEneas Munson, of New
Haven, has been mentioned. It runs as follows:

NEW LONDON, November 30, 1774

SIR: I am very happily situated here. I love my employment; find
many friends among strangers; have time for scientific study; and
seem to fill the place assigned me with satisfaction. I have a
school of more than thirty boys to instruct, about half of them in
Latin; and my salary is satisfactory. During the summer I had a
morning class of young ladies--about a score--from five to seven
o'clock; so you see my time is pretty fully occupied, profitably, I
hope to my pupils and to their teacher.

Please accept for yourself and Mrs. Munson the grateful thanks of
one who will always remember the kindness he ever experienced
whenever he visited your abode.

Your friend NATHAN HALE.

On one occasion, as Hale left his house after paying a visit, Dr. Munson
observed, "That man is a diamond of the first water, calculated to excel
in any station he assumes. He is a gentleman and a scholar, and last,
though not least of his qualifications, a Christian."

The son of Dr. Munson (who bore his father's name), when an aged man,
said: "I was greatly impressed with Hale's scientific knowledge, evinced
during his conversation with my father. I am sure he was equal to Andre
in solid acquirements, and his taste for art and talents as an artist
were quite remarkable. His personal appearance was as notable. He was
almost six feet in height, perfectly proportioned, and in figure and
deportment he was the most manly man I have ever met. His chest was
broad; his muscles were firm; his face wore a most benign expression;
his complexion was roseate; his eyes were light blue and beamed with
intelligence; his hair was soft and light brown in color, and his speech
was rather low, sweet, and musical. His personal beauty and grace of
manner were most charming.

"Why, all the girls in New Haven fell in love with him," continued Dr.
Munson, "and wept tears of real sorrow when they heard of his sad fate.
In dress he was always neat; he was quick to lend a helping hand to a
being in distress, brute or human; was overflowing with good humor, and
was the idol of all his acquaintances."

Young masters of schools, public or private, unmarried and attractive,