Ocupation: Author
Life: June 14, 1811 - July 1, 1896
Birthday: June 14
Death: July 1
Dogs can bear more cold than human beings, but they do not like cold any better than we do; and when a dog has his choice, he will very gladly stretch himself on a rug before the fire for his afternoon nap.
source: Harriet Beecher Stowe (1867). “Queer Little People”, p.147
topic: Dog, Fire, Naps, Afternoon Naps