I04 OCCASIONAL HAPPY THOUGHTS. 



one who came to sell me a horse, even my own Grandfather, 

 with suspicion. 



By the way, talking of my Grandfather, I'm not sure that 

 he wouldn't have done me, if he had had the chance, though 

 I venerate his memory. I have a reason for saying this. 

 A man once said, in my hearing, " Ah, Old So-and-So ! I 

 remember him ! He %vas a rum customer, and a regular 

 wicked old sinner." 



" Sir ! " said I, warmly, " you are talking of my Grand- 

 father. Prove your statement, Sir, or " 



Well, he did prove his statement ; at least, he told me 

 such a story of my Grandfather's conduct, on one particular 

 occasion, as thrilled me with horror, and his facts were 

 corroborated by a friend of his who was present. However, 

 this is a family anecdote, and only mentioned here to show 

 that you can't always trust even your own Grandfather. 



Happy Though/. — ^^But, if you could, why should there be 

 an actual practical prohibition in the Prayer Book against 

 the enormity of marrying your Grandfather ? If the com- 

 pilers of that excellent devotional work had not contemplated 

 (perhaps from experience) the wickedness of a sly old Grand- 

 father {Grandfather Don Juan — sort of name for a Panto- 

 mime), they would never have placed such a prohibition on 

 record. 



But to proceed. The above being merely notes, made 

 (saving Mr. Jarvis's presence and the crowd) while they think 

 I am taking down Mr. J.'s address and the points of the 

 horse. 



