SOCIAL GOSSIP ABOUT THE WEED 183 



Good ! good, indeed ! 



The herb's good weed ; 

 Fill thy pipe, Will, and I prithee, Sam, fill, 

 For sure we may smoke and yet sing still ; 

 For what say the learned? Vitafumus, 

 'Tis what you and I, and he and I, and all of us sumus. 



If the so-called ' Smoking Concerts ' of to-day were carried 

 out in strict accordance with the founder's instructions, 

 each being supplied with the legitimate materials, the 

 public would then get the amusement implied in the 

 designation, ' Smoking Concert.' 



Before taking leave of the amiable Dean, it is but just to 

 his memory to say a word on his higher claims to 

 admiration. It is recorded of him that he distinguished 

 himself in every branch of divine and human learning; 

 that he promoted religion and virtue with application and 

 zeal during his tenure of office at the noble college of 

 Christchurch, much of whose present lustre and beauty it 

 owes to his efforts. His biographer ranks him among the 

 greatest masters in the composition of church music ; his 

 anthems number about twenty. Yet, being a man of 

 genial humour, he found diversion for his leisure moments 

 in the production of pieces of a lighter description, as, 

 ' Hark ! the bonny Christchurch Bells,' which at one time 

 had a great vogue. 



