70 MEMOIR OF DR. DALTON, AND 



dependent of his work induced in him an undue amount of 

 care in the accumulation of his savings: we may consider 

 them as the representatives of a certain amount of time 

 entirely lost to all but his heirs. At the same it is to be 

 remembered that he was accumulating his savings for a time, 

 when he could no longer be able to work, and the simplicity 

 and self-denial of such a course, instead of being worthy of 

 blame, is a virtue, which, unfortunately, is not of sufficient 

 occurrence. This virtue gave him the opportunity of showing 

 kindness to many of his friends, and of helping such as were 

 in need. 



He was on terms of friendship with several ladies whom 

 he greatly admired, and there is little doubt that in one case 

 in early life the admiration was that of love. Whether the 

 fact of the lady's engagement to another aifected him for any 

 length of time with disappointment, is what his reserved 

 nature never told to any one, but we are left to guess that 

 the attachment was strong, when late in life he could not 

 read without emotion, and even tears, some verses the lady 

 had written, or allow any one else to read them in the letter. 

 Tears and emotion were rare with him, and leave us room 

 enough for speculating on what might have been the inner 

 romance of that life which externally seemed so simple and 

 so contented with matters of fact. 



His attention to ladies, and his great respect for their 

 mental attainments, makes us still more inclined to refer to 

 awkwardness of manner, the appearance of " repulsiveness 

 and harshness," words that seem out of place when used in 

 speaking of one so little disposed to oiFend. 



The answer to his friend Mr. Gough, who attacked him on 

 the subject of the atmosphere, shows great forbearance and 

 innate nobleness of feeling, under circumstances in which 

 every thing that is most bitter and severe is generally ad- 

 mitted to pardon. 



In a town like Manchester, where exertions to extend the 



