James D. Hague 



of which, long after, cheered his old 

 age. He rose superior to the petty 

 embarrassments of unsuccessful busi- 

 ness, and never allowed the failures 

 of the past to overshadow the bright 

 prospects of the future. His daily 

 business occupation, during many 

 years following the collapse of his 

 firm, was in the office of lifelong 

 friends,* owners of a large landed 

 estate, where, in some clerical capa- 

 city, he earned, or at least received, 

 money enough to secure his com- 

 fortable support. He lodged in a 

 bare and scantily furnished upper 

 room of the office building and spent 

 his leisure hours at his club, where 

 he was a cherished companion and a 

 familiar figure in his accustomed seats 

 in the library or dining room, during 

 nearly forty years. A most welcome 

 visitor in half a dozen houses where 



* The Howard family, of San Mateo 

 County. 



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