THE EDITOR’S PREFACE. 
I have undertaken the editing of Mr. 
Honeycomb’s papers with no common 
degree of satisfaction. Of his character, 
I must be permitted to say a few words. 
Those who know him not, or know him 
but imperfectly, record him, in their es¬ 
timation, as a rich, shy, and singular 
old gentleman, a little given to prose 
upon due encouragement, and remark¬ 
able for always selecting an excellent 
subject — himself. 
Those who have been honoured by 
his intimacy will joyfully acknowledge 
