He was the centre and soul of one of the happiest of earthly homes, attracting to him the affections of every member of the hearth circle that moved in the sleepless light of his life.

Here he did not rule, but led by love.

It alone dictated, and it alone obeyed.

It inspired its like in domestic discipline.

Spontaneous reverence for such a father's wish and will superseded the unpleasant necessity of more active parental constraint.