I02 THE MERRY GEE-GEE 



water, and got what looked a fair cropper. 

 After picking himself and the parasol 

 up, it was seen he still had the cigar in 

 his mouth ; he had never left go of that. 

 The people did cheer. I believe this 

 yarn is in his book, but I've lent it to 

 somebody who hasn't returned it. Poor 

 Sir John ! he was one of the very best 

 of good sorts, and one of a type fast 

 becoming extinct. I knew him well, 

 and heard his memorable speech about 

 Ireland at the Owersley Ram Sale. 

 Some of the Irish members demanded 

 an apology when next the house met, 

 and his reply was, *' If they wanted 

 any satisfaction, they could name their 

 own ' tools/ " or something to that 

 effect. 



I was helping Sir John one night at 

 one of his election meetings at an awfully 

 radical village. It was when Mr. Lay cock 



