so OCCASIONAL HAPPY THOUGHTS. 



his escape. By the time he has gained this point, the Eccen- 

 tric Person's character has quite changed ; he has become 

 less and less rude, and finishes (from the top of the chimney, 

 and supposed to be out on the roof) by wishing the enter- 

 tainer '' Good night," to which the amiable Ventriloquist 

 below replies, " Good night, and mind you don't let me catch 

 you in the chimney again. Sir," which remark elicits a faint 

 reply, in a very distant voice, almost three houses off by this 

 time, " All right. Sir, good night." 



This passes through my mind, while the entertainment is 

 being given by the Post-Master and his mother in the 

 shop. 



He finds the stamps under the butter, which surprises him 

 less than I should have thought, and, having carefully 

 wrapped them in brown paper, hands them to me, saying, at 

 the same time, — 



" Thank you. Sir." 



Then he has to find change for half-a-crown, which causes 

 another entertainment with his mother in the back parlour, 

 as to where the change is that some one brought in just now 

 and was put by mistake into the Money Order drawer. 



This being found, he gives it to me, and observes, " Are 

 you settled yet, Sir, with a horse? I heard as you were 

 looking about for one a while ago." 



I tell him I am not suited, and he calls out to his 

 mother,— 



" I say. Mother, where was that as Mr. Holt's Coachman 

 said as he knew there was one to be sold ? " 



" Grangeby's," answers a voice from within. 



