The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-14

which was often repeated. Calvin had the prac-
| nee OF passing portion of the night in the con
| temptation of its Beauties and would come into
| our chamber over the roof of the conservatory
| through the open window, summer and winter
| and go to sleep on the foot Of my bed He would
do this always exactly in this way. he never was
| content to stay in the chamber if We compelled
| hlln to up stairs and through the door He had
| the obStlnacy OF Gen Grant. But this is by the
way. In the morning he performed his toilet and
went down TO breakfast with the rest of the fam
| lly Now when the mistress was absent from
| bone, and at no other time. Calvin would come
| III the morning when the bell rang to the LcuG Of
the bed, put up his feet and look into nv face fol
low me about when | rose, assist" at the dress
ing, and IN many purring ways show his tondness
as II he had plainly said: Il know that She has
gone away, but am here" Such was Calvin in
rare moments
He had his limitations. Whatever passion he
had for nature, he had no conception Of art
There sent to him once Il fine and very ry-
presslve eats head in bronze by Fremief
placed it on the floor. He regarded it intentlv,
approached it cautiously and crouehinglv touched
1t with his nose. perceived the fraud turned away
abruptly and never would notice it afterward
ON the whole his life was not only successful
one, but a happy one. He never had but one
fear, so far as | know he had mortal and rea-
sonablc fear Of plumbers He would never stay
Iii the house when they We're here No coaxing
t"uiu t 4ttlel niil- vi course ne hdh snare oar
a., tu,'' W ne huSi nave had
t ;p lll lneli IL ,al P@r
wy , ol VI ~ ~ ~ ~Lil' = LII 10 ~ Plunp
in his scheme plumbers were torcordaincd to do
him mischief
40 , r. ati5t ~ H. H. y i,' nv'i
l., ,I, - i; ',t'l: y: W. "oii'il S'"n,'i"'
dies, To ask how much he was worth and that no
OBITUARY ln the newspapers is considered complete
sum ''N ea'lill'lS' ~ PiuhperS III our
, n'o+G tIt MelG "ie d "vtfhelrd y SAy 1hHt Ihey
,"f ~ I,,I ! lu ''a''' iaI S!H S.'!'' NJ ""uiuh
tn a., tht ,,a u il ~ - unietrsSal!
W g., f W. e',t ~ 'vl tlt'c a.cl !" ienarh ana thal
cb,s" moncr - w. '''' 'A''o "'s ny P"r
fortunate one, for it was natural and untorced
ne ne aye W. Wheh nc was hungry slept when ne was
his toes and he end Of his ad '1 Iop VI
moving tail He delighted to roam about the gar
den and stroll among the trees, and to lie on the
ran reg G 5!aSs "lu iuNutie ~ all the swee, iILu
idlonrss Ind yet h no tbn sncr ~ m,,l o
The poet who wrote so prettilv of him that his lit
tie life was rounded with sleep, undcrstated his
lrlclt! ! WIS Ioull"cu W'th sooa many. ms
slumbcrs In fact he had GOOD bahits and I'' cnn
tented mind | can see him now walk in at the
study door' st down BY my chair bring his tail
apon. Mlo iefa Hhd LOOK up at le win
often tbought thnt he lnit fhn dmb lmnit,to,
which denied him the power of language But
slnce he was denied speech he scorned the inartlc
ulatr iloutilnsS ~ We loWer aihalS Inc Ful
nrath him he sGmetimrs ,,ttn,I GOVT nf
late and well bred ejaculation when he wished TO
call attention to something that he considered re