mostly played at the Swedish game of 
trisset, in company with his spouse.” 
Nor was it only students he attract¬ 
ed to his retreat. It was in fact a little 
court. No stranger of importance, 
however high his rank, ever came to 
Upsal without visiting the naturalist 
at Hammarby. His family* consisting 
of one son and four daughters, grew up 
around him; and as he advanced in years 
he had the satisfaction of seeing his son 
appointed his assistant in the botanical 
professorship, tvith a promise that ( he 
should succeed his father in the office. 
And now, Henry, let me call your 
attention to one circumstance particu¬ 
larly worthy of notice. 
In the midst of bis prosperity, Lin¬ 
naeus did not forget that he owed all 
to a merciful God. He said,not in the 
boastful spirit of unhallowed self-suffi¬ 
ciency, “By my own might and my 
own wisdom have I gotten me the vic¬ 
tory but was ever ready, in public 
