SIR ISAAC NEWTON. 43 



Lord Halifax appointed Newton to be Warden 

 of the Mint, and then Master, with an income of 

 between six thousand and seven thousand five 

 hundred dollars annually, which position he held 

 for the remainder of his life. His home in Lon- 

 don, where he kept six servants, with his brilliant 

 niece, Miss Catherine Barton, for his companion, 

 became a place of rest and comfort to the tired 

 philosopher. Lord Halifax was a great admirer 

 of .Newton's niece, Miss Catherine Barton, to 

 whom he left, at his death, a beautiful home and 

 twenty-five thousand dollars, "as a token of the 

 sincere love, affection, and esteem I have long had 

 for her person, and as a small recompense for the 

 pleasure and happiness I have had in her conver- 

 sation." 



The days of privation were over, and Newton 

 had earned this rest and prosperity. Great people 

 often came to dine with him. At one of his din- 

 ners, Newton proposed to drink, not to the health 

 of kings and princes, but to all honest persons, 

 to whatever country they belonged. " We are all 

 friends," he added, "because we unanimously aim 

 at the only object worthy of man, which is the 

 knowledge of truth. We are also of the same relig- 

 ion, because, leading a simple life, we conform 

 ourselves to what is right, and we endeavor sin- 

 cerely to give to the Supreme Being that worship 

 which, according to our feeble lights, we are per- 

 suaded will please him most." 



Other honors now come to Newton. In 1703, 



