His hands were tremulous, and his voice deep and husky.

After a few personal inquiries the old man launched out into a most extraordinary and characteristic harangue on the wretched degeneracy of these evil days.

The prophet, Jeremiah, was cheerfulness itself in comparison with him.

Many of the raciest things he regaled us with were entirely too personal for publication.

He amused us with a description of half a night's debate with John Bright on political economy, while he said, "Bright theed and thoud with me for hours, while his Quaker wife sat up hearin' us baith.