Rev. Dr. Palmer of New Orleans, whom you recollect was to be our guest when in St. Louis, in June, 1859, told me that on that Sabbath day, when so many tearful eyes were looking for the last time upon the placid countenance of the beloved, who lay so still and cold in his coffin, he saw at the hotel where he was staying, among others who were lamenting the untimely end of Mr. Charless, men of rough appearance, who would one moment use the most horrible oaths of vengeance against the perpetrator of the bloody dead, and the next, their voices softening with expressions of tender regret, big tears were seen streaming down their cheeks, showing, as Dr. Palmer said, "how they loved the man from whom, in a moral point of view, they were so far separated, and the extraordinary influence of his life and character." Among the many copies that were sent to us of "the Resolutions," which were passed by the various associations of St. Louis, in honor of this dear friend, I will extract but a portion of one: "Resolved, That in the death of JOSEPH CHARLESS, Esq., we, as representatives of "The Home of the Friendless," are called to grieve for the loss of our First Patron. He whose benefactions, stimulated into action the earliest impulses that led to the establishing of this institution, and whose sympathizing heart and ready hand followed us to the end of his life. Truly of him it may be said, 'The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon him, and he caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.'"