▁She ▁speak eth ▁still , ▁I ▁hear ▁her ▁voice , ▁I ▁feel ▁her ▁hand ▁Gre eting ▁me ▁in ▁the ▁up ward ▁path ▁Which ▁leads ▁me ▁to ▁the ▁Spirit ▁Land , ▁And ▁O ! ▁my ▁heart ' s ▁in cess ant ▁prayer ▁Is ▁that ▁I ▁yet ▁may ▁meet ▁her ▁there ." ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁An ▁age ing ▁L ett ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁was ▁t iring ▁of ▁his ▁City ▁C ler k ship ▁and ▁applied ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁become ▁L ibr arian ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Canada ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁of ▁the ▁inc umb ent , ▁Dr . ▁Al phe us ▁Tod d ▁( 1 8 2 1 – 1 8 8 4 ). ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mac don ald ▁did ▁not ▁reply . ▁ ▁L ett ▁retired ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁due ▁to ▁ill ▁health . ▁Mayor ▁Thomas ▁B irk ett ▁and ▁Ott awa ▁City ▁Council ▁reward ed ▁his ▁long ▁service ▁for ▁nin ete en ▁different ▁may ors ▁with ▁an ▁ann u ity , ▁a ▁fr amed ▁test imon ial ▁address ▁call ig raph ed ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Arc and ▁and ▁a ▁magnific ent ▁gold ▁" watch ▁chron ometer ". ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁society ▁photograph er ▁and ▁L ett ' s ▁long - time ▁hunting ▁companion , ▁William ▁T ople y , ▁wrote ▁a ▁touch ing ▁letter ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁his ▁a iling ▁friend ▁en clos ing ▁a