The Mercantile Business Did Not Suit Me

Look At That Mallard As He Floats On The Lake; See His Elevated Head Glittering With Emerald Green, His Amber Eyes Glancing In The Light! Even At This Distance, He Has Marked You, And Suspects That You Bear No Goodwill Towards Him, For He Sees That You Have A Gun, And He Has Many A Time Been Frightened By Its Report, Or That Of Some Other. The Wary Bird Draws His Feet Under His Body, Springs Upon Then, Opens His Wings, And With Loud Quacks Bids You Farewell.

Great Men Show Politeness In A Particular Way; A Smile Suffices To Assure You That You Are Welcome, And Keep About Their Avocations As If You Were A Member Of The Family.

Mathematics Was Hard, Dull Work, I Thought; Geography Pleased Me More. For My Other Studies, As Well As For Dancing, I Was Quite Enthusiastic.

If Only The Bird With The Loveliest Song Sang, The Forest Would Be A Lonely Place.

I Feel Fully Decided That We Should All Go To Europe Together And To Work As If An Established Partnership For Life Consisting Of Husband Wife And Children.