There is a phrase about "the happiness of the greatest number." It is
an expressive phrase, but different people have different opinions of
happiness. I was hunting in the Midland Counties and I asked, "Where
is Tom?" The answer was, "He's retired, he's living the life of a
hangel; he's a-heating, and a-drinking and a-cussing, and a-swearing
all day long." That may not be your idea of the life of an angel, if
it was my friend's idea.
_The Tredegar Show,
December 18th, 1872._
[Illustration: "_He's retired, he's living the life of a hangel._"]