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cheery Captain of Horse would have made in Dickens' hands ! 

 Which character, think you, would you have liked best, the 

 fat boy in " Pickwick," who was always sleeping, or the 

 fat Captain in Wey mouth, who was always laughing ? I 

 believe you would have preferred the merry Captain, who 

 ;< would presently laugh at anything he saw." With this 

 tribute to his memory, I conclude my Paper. 



