102 Four-in-Hand in Britain. 



he was the " right man in the right place " is proven by 

 the inventory of the relics found in his keeping by the 

 aforesaid minions at the time of the suppression of the 

 monastery. Among these sacred objects were"twoo 

 peces of the holye crosse," " Saynt James hande," " a 

 bone of Marye Magdelene," " a pece of Saynt Pancrat' 

 arme," and ** a bone of Saynt Edwarde the martyr is 

 arme." Can it be possible that this saintly man, who 

 so zealously guarded such treasures to the last moment 

 of his life, should still be allowed to suffer under the 

 imputation of stubbornness and ignorance ! He mightn't 

 just have been " one of those literary fellers," but it is 

 very clear he had a firm grasp of the " fundamentals " of 

 the faith. What is learning compared to a " bone of 

 Saynt Edwarde " as a means of keeping the sheep in the 

 true fold ! The old abbot knew his business better than 

 Henry's commissioners. The tooth of Buddha, which I 

 went to see when in Ceylon, draws crowds from all parts 

 of the island, and excites more piety than the tom- 

 tom, or the incantations of the most learned priest. 

 Truly there's nothing like a relic as a means of grace. 



A pretty lawn in the rear of our hotel gave us an 

 opportunity for a game of lawn tennis in the twilight 

 after dinner, and in the morning we were off for Ox- 

 ford. The editorial in the Reading paper that morning 

 upon emigration struck me as going to the root of the 

 matter. Here is the concluding paragraph : 



" Already the expanding and prospering industries 



