It is his hobby; and the working man may have his hobby as well as the rich.

In his case he is never less idle than when idle.

Some may think that he is casting his bread upon the waters, and that he may find it after many days.

But it is not with this object that he carries on his leisure-hour pursuits.

Some have tried--sheriff Barclay among others[5]--to obtain appointments for him in connection with astronomical observation; others to secure advancement for him in his own line.