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of; and that is comparatively a very insignificant 

 part of a man. Mr. Gamgee has shown great 

 energy and great zeal, and he evidently works hard 

 to do his duty in that state of life unto which 

 it has pleased God to call him. Though much 

 opposed, and sometimes considerably ridiculed, he 

 lias always treated his opponents with courteous 

 good feeling. In October the Times had a leading 

 article, holding up the irrepressible Mr. Gaingee (as 

 it called him) to the ridicule of all its readers in all 

 quarters of the globe. Two days afterwards ap- 

 peared a letter in the Times from Mr. Gamgee, 

 expressed with the utmost courtesy, and not show- 

 ing the smallest particle of irritation. The qualities 

 Mr. Gamgee thus shows himself to possess, are 

 worth all the " logical faculty" in the world. 

 Therefore it is that I feel much respect for Mr. 

 Gamgee. 



The article which I have just mentioned was 

 most true and excellent, but since then, the 

 Times, staunch to its principles, and true as steel 

 to its name, has turned round once or twice in 

 the matter. And not a word can be said against 

 this. All well-conducted weathercocks have done 

 just the same thing. We read in the article I 

 am alluding' to : " The theory of importation from 

 u abroad is one which in former times was applied 

 " to all plagues whatever, but it has now in all 

 <{ other cases been deliberately exploded. What is 

 " said of Rinderpest was said in as many words of 



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