" \\HAT IS THE USE OF WORRY ? " 



and Jack Gouraucl were indefatigable. It was they 

 who should have received any fee from the manage- 

 ment to keep the place alive. They never stopped, and 

 the greatest value I ever knew in Paris was in the 

 Gouraud-Hollender combination days. There will be 

 more to say when alluding to American days. Powers 

 Gouraud was there too, several times, and he and 

 Jack had a trick of verse — perhaps blank — especially 

 Powers, I shall never forget : 



" And what is the use of worry? 

 You get nothing if you think 

 Of yesterday or to-morrow ; 

 Take a pipe, dream, or a drink. 

 You're dead longer than you're living. 

 All sorts of good things you'll find, 

 If you live to the limit 

 And take all there's in it, 

 Till you're crossing the Great Divide." 



There were countless other ditties, including *' The 

 Lemon, the Lady, the Lobster," etc. 



But now, it must be Ostend again. All the boys 

 went away and I stayed on with Torrington. The 

 reason of this was that I got bowled over with ptomaine 

 poisoning, and had to miss the Sussex fortnight and 

 other meetings. I tell you it was some trouble. 



Torrington bought a horse from Mr de Neuter, and 

 afterwards asked me to introduce him to Tod Sloan, 

 who was there at the time. After I left, Tod and 

 Torrington got hold of a few horses and went to 

 Brussels. Later they found Abelard II., who was 

 bought cheap from Mr George Edwardes. About this 

 same Abelard II., who won countless races in Belgium, 

 and has won in England too since his days abroad. 

 I was at the Queen's Hotel, Southport, for Liverpool, 

 and Mr Edwardes was also there. He invited me to his 



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