The following poem from an unidentified source describes the "calf path, city street and country road." It could easily be paraphrased to indicate the "calf path" of bookkeeping and office routine maintained in thousands of "conservative" business...
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister thanking her for a letter hand-delivered by Alford; relates the turn many soldiers have taken towards religion; asks her to check whether his name is still in the books at church.