A STUDY OF CHARACTER. 



a remark, and that, so far as Calvin was con- 

 cerned, there was no purchase in money. 



As I look back upon it, Calvin's life seems to 

 me a fortunate one, for it was natural and un- 

 forced. He ate when he was hungry, slept when 

 he was sleepy, and enjoyed existence to the very 

 tips of k his toes and the end of his expressive and 

 slow-moving tail. He delighted to roam about 

 the garden, and stroll among the trees, and to 

 lie on the green grass -and luxuriate in all the 

 sweet influences of summer. You could never 

 accuse him of idleness, and yet he knew the 

 secret of repose. The poet who wrote so pret- 

 tily of him that his little life was rounded with 

 a sleep, understated his felicity ; it was rounded 

 with a good many. His conscience never seemed 

 to interfere with his slumbers. In fact, he had 

 good habits and a contented mind. I can see 

 him now walk in at the study door, sit down by 

 my chair, bring his tail artistically about his feet, 



