And as he distrusted the whole world, so Joseph distrusted himself, which made him shy and awkward in company.

My mother tells how, at the wedding of his only son, my father, Joseph sat the whole night through in a corner, never as much as cracking a smile, while the wedding guests danced, laughed, and rejoiced.
It may have been through distrust of the marital state that Joseph remained single till the advanced age of twenty-five.

Then he took unto himself an orphan girl as poor as he, namely, Rachel, the daughter of Israel Kimanyer of pious memory.
My grandmother was such a gentle, cheerful soul, when I knew her, that I imagine she must have been a merry bride.

I should think my grandfather would have taken great satisfaction in her society, as her attempts to show him the world through rose-hued spectacles would have given him frequent opportunity to parade his grievances and recite his wrongs.

But from all reports it appears that he was never satisfied, and if he did not make his wife unhappy it was because he was away from home so much.