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DiningonedaywithBaronJamesRothschild, EugeneDelacroix, thefamousFrenchartist, confessedthat, duringsometimepast, hehadvainlysoughtforaheadtoserveasamodelforthatofabeggarinapicturewhichhewaspainting；andthat, ashegazedathishost'sfeatures, , beingagreatloverofart, , atthestudio, Delacroixplacedatunicaroundthebaron'sshoulders, putastoutstaffinhishand, 'sfavoritepupils, , ， pocketedthemoney, , andfoundthattheyoungmanhadtalent, butveryslendermeans.
Soonafter, theyouthreceivedaletterstatingthatcharitybearsinterest, andthattheaccumulatedinterestontheamounthehadgiventoonehesupposedtobeabeggarwasrepresentedbythesumoftenthousandfrancs, whichwasawaitinghisclaimattheRothschildoffice.
Thisillustrateswellthearttocheerfulamusementevenifonehasgreatbusinesscares-theentertainmentoftheartist, thepersonationofabeggar, andanactofbeneficencetowardaworthystudent.
ItwassaidbyWilhelmvonHumboldt, that"itisworthyofspecialremarkthatwhenwearenottooanxiousabouthappinessandunhappiness, butdevoteourselvestothestrictandunsparingperformanceofduty, thenhappinesscomesofitself."
Arenotbuoyantspiritslikewatersparklingwhenitruns？"Ihavefoundmygreatesthappinessinlabor，"saidGladstone."Iearlyformedahabitofindustry, , -wearyoverbooksandstudy, gooutintotheblessedsunlightandthepureair, , , awholesomedigestion, andpowersthatarekeptattheirbest；andthis, Itakeit, isthechiefrewardofindustry."
