A WAY TO HE HAPPY. 145

 

way; but we are so constituted that we are
never happy in any position.”

“Perhaps not positively happy, but we
may be content.”

“T doubt it.”

“You were once contented.”

“I beg you pardon; if I had been, I
would have remained in business.”

“ And been a much more contented man
than you are now.”

“T am not sure of that.” |

“Tam,then. Why, Parker, when I met
you last you had a cheerful air about you.
Whenever I came into your shop, I found
you singing as cheerfully as a bird. But
now you do not even smile; your brows
have fallen half an inch lower than they
were then. In fact, the whole expression
of your face has changed. .I will lay a
wager that you have grown captious, fretful,
and disposed to take trouble on interest.
Every thing about you declares this. A
year has changed you for the worse, and
me for the better.”