HAPPINESS AND THE PURSUIT OF IT, 
[We find that, owing to an oversight, ‘‘ Chapter XLV ” 
was not given out to the printer at the proper time, 
and was consequently passed over.] 
CHAPTER XLV. 
HAPPINESS AND THE PURSUIT OF IT — THE ATTENDANT 
IMPS — THE CHARM OF CONTENTMENT, AND SOME OF 
THE CAUSES OF DISCONTENT — MR. JOHN AND HIS 
BOTTLE — “ THE RANDOM CONFESSIONS OF DISCONTENT 
— THE PINS OF DISCONTENT — “ MUCKLE CRY AND 
LITTLE WOO ” — JUNGLE RILLS AND GREAT RR^ERS — 
THE “ doldrums” OF LIFE AND OF COFFEE PLANTING 
— THE FINAL CAST OF THE ANCHOR — A JUNGLE TRACK 
— RICE BORROWING AND LENDING THIRTY YEARS 
AGO — CARTMEN’S VEHICLES — RICE CONTRACTORS AND 
THEIR TROUBLES — THE FATE OF A CONSIGNMENT OF 
COFFEE — A DIFFICULTY HAPPILY OVERCOME. 
It has been said, that, with a good digestion, and a 
good balance at his banker’s, a man ought to be per- 
fectly happy. Xever was there a greater mistake : 
happiness is a qualiry of the mind, and, although a 
-good balance and digestion may assist, it cannot alone 
create and command it. 
Happiness seems an unsocial, teazing sort of a fellow, 
for we either see him far ui advance of us, in the 
future, or, if not, however much we may strain our 
•eyes, and feel unhappy at no happiness being visible 
in advance. Why, we have only to take it leisurely, in 
walking along, for it is impossible either to stop on 
turn back have look behind, it may be in the far-off dis- 
tance of the past, and we are sure to catch a glimpse 
of him. He seems however, quite determined not to 
overtake you, so it is no use either to halt or loiter, 
even if jou could, for he will keep his own distance. 
Just try and fed happy, because Happiness is not far 
away, and it is possible that you may cheat him, by 
waiting at tbe next round of the road, keeping out of 
sight, and being down upon him like a grappling-iron, 
whenever he comes up. But we fear it will be of little 
use, for Happiness is a fair-spoken slippery fellow^ ; 
when you seize hold of him, he will make no rude 
attempts to escape : on the contrary, he will tell you 
how he has been for this ever so long trying to come 
up with you, and has managed it at last ; do not bold 
him so very tight, just loosen your grasp, and, as you 
do so, he puts his arm within yours, saying, “ Is n’t 
this jolly ? It will take a good deal now, to make 
us part company. ” But, shortly after this, you will 
iind that in some strange and sudden manner he is 
gone away, far in advance. You blame yourself for 
being negligent and careless, in not sufficiently attend- 
