190 Life and Times of " The Druid" 



had disappeared, and ' The Druid ' found 

 himself the sole occupant of the table, and 

 in possession of all the papers, to the 

 exhaustive examination of which he devoted 

 himself to his heart's content." 



" The Druid's " indifference to money was 

 truly remarkable, considering the ever-grow- 

 ing demands and necessities of his family. 

 Very early in his married life, he insisted 

 that his wife should become his sole banker, 

 and in her rare absences from home, one of 

 his greatest anxieties was caused by his being 

 left as purse-bearer. His eldest daughter 

 relates a funny anecdote of her father's con- 

 duct on one of these occasions. Entering 

 his study, she found him surrounded by cups 

 of various shapes and sizes, all labelled, and 

 all containing various sums of money. In 

 answer to her eager questions, he explained 

 that he was keeping the house money in 

 separate parcels for "mother," and that no 

 one must touch it till she came home. The 

 child thought it a strange mode of securing 

 its safety, but did not dare to remonstrate. 

 He never carried money about him, and 

 frequently found himself reduced to great 



