Extracts from the Note- Book of Gregory Greathead, Esq. 259 



" I think you are right," said my mother, throwing up her brief, 

 like the wise advocate of a worthless client ; " he is really too rough 

 a companion for Amy ; I will have his things got ready directly ; but 

 where is he to go? 



4 Why that is the question. My friend L once spoke of Mr. 

 Wilkins' academy at S ; his three sons are there." 



"At S : oh too far," ejaculated my mother. "Colds accidents 

 out of reach Why not send him to Mr. Sweetman's, at Elving 

 ton?" 



" Too near half-holidayssweetmeats idleness. Mr. Coleman's 



at B would be better ; a good middle distance, fine air, large 



play-ground, flogs occasionally. What is your objection there, Mrs. G.? 



"Why, my dear, only that the terms are so low; and that my 

 grocer's son went to school there. Surely Mr. Everett's would be 

 more eligible, his terms are " 



" A d d deal too high, Mrs. G.," said my father, rather quickly^ 

 " His boys use silver forks, and drink wine at dinner. Why should I 

 pay 300 guineas a year that Gregory may play trap-ball with the 



young marquis of P , or Lord M ? But we shall never agree 



at this rate, I know of but one more, and that is my old friend Mr. 

 Oldstyle will that suit you?" 



" Why, T think, ahem yes But dont't you think he is rather 

 too too " 



" He has sent out some excellent scholars,'' rejoined my father, 

 slightly elevating his head. " Several distinguished men have been 

 his pupils. Let me see ; first there's Tom Dashwood, who entered 

 the Spanish service, and rose to command a regiment." 



" Dashwood," repeated my mother, thoughtfully, " Dashwood^ 

 Was he not hanged, as a spy?" 



" Hem yes in the execution of his duty, ventured too far into 

 the enemy's lines : always a fearless rogue. Well, there is Billy 

 Skipkins, most clever fellow, he who got the patent, you remember, 

 for fire-proof hats, and waterproof hearth-rugs. Then, let me see, 

 Matthew Meddleby, he was in the first class ; we all knew he would 

 cut a figure : he wrote a pamphlet, dedicated to Joseph Hume, a plan 

 for paying off the National Debt by a penny subscription, together 

 with a system for making ship biscuits from Canada timber, in which 

 he gave the ministers such a dressing, that " 



"He was sent to Newgate, and fined 500Z.," quietly observed my 

 mother. 



"The very best compliment they could have paid him, and, no 

 doubt highly gratifying to his feelings as a patriot, as I remember 

 telling him, when I paid him a visit of congratulation in prison. Poor 

 fellow! he did not look altogether so pleased as might have been ex- 

 pected, perhaps owing to poor Mrs. Meddleby being dangerously ill, 

 anxiety, and so forth, besides some little difficulty about raising the 

 fine never had a farthing to spare. Well then, my dear, look at 

 Lord W nt n, never very clever at his books to be sure, but now, 

 the first, aye, I may say the very first cricketer in Europe. Who 

 else? oh, Harry Lovington, one of the first families in shire: he 



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