Calvinists and Tigers

"And, pray, Mr. S," said one of his fellow collegians to a leader of a religious sect in one of our universities, "pray, let me inquire what is it that you call yourself?"

"I, sir, I? Why, sir, I call myself a moderate Calvinist."

"Then, sir, let me tell you," replied the querist, "that you might just as well call yourself a tame tiger."