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John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 29: end of life-work (search)
at nothing remained for him except a short period of rest by the side of the sea, under the trees he loved so well. Of course he was missed from his accustomed place, and it was not long till a country newspaper, which loved him not, spread the report that he had resigned from the Sun. The absurdity of the report was manifest to such as knew the real facts, but fearing that the public might credit it, he formally denied it in an editorial, which was headed A Falsehood, and appeared on August 6, 1897, as follows: A friend in Geneva informs us that certain papers in that neighborhood say that Mr. Dana has resigned as editor of the Sun. This is a falsehood. Mr. Dana has never been of a resigning habit, and hereby declares that he has not commenced the practice in the present case. He can still be found doing business at the same old stand, and the man does not live who can say that he has seen him there, or elsewhere, turn his back upon either a friend or a foe. These