192 JERRY. 



invariably took occasion to offer me a seat 

 on his drag to Epsom on the Derby- day, 

 when his turn-out was more in order or 

 more admired than any other of a similar 

 description. He would introduce me to 

 many titled companions, and would always 

 put me on an equal footing with them ; 

 but had I ever been so inclined to take 

 advantage of the light in which he held me, 

 I never could come up to the bland and 

 polite familiarity of a noted frequenter of 

 the turf, whose dress and appearance were 

 more odd than attractive. His ostensible 

 avocation seemed to be that of a dealer in 

 cards ; in ignorance of his proper name I 

 must call him Jerry. This well-known cha- 

 racter, who might be seen at the end of 

 the day laying his length on a waggon in a 

 state of utter forgetfulness, apparently 

 watched our arrival; on our pulling up on the 

 crowded downs he would advance towards 

 us with an air of affected good breeding ; 

 and, addressing one noble lord, would say, 



