“He walked the streets unattended to the great delight of the people;[75] was the presiding Apollo at great festivals, conferred the prizes at rowings and racings, and talked familiarly with Thames fishermen on the mysteries of their craft. He would enter the cottages of the poor, listen with patience to their twice-told tales, and partake with relish of the humble fare presented to him. So did the old soldier find in him a ready listener to the story of his campaigns and the subject of his petitions; and never did the illustrous maimed appeal to him in vain. He was a man to be loved in spite of all his vices. He would have been adored had his virtues been more, or more real.” And had he any other quality which perhaps has been forgotten? Some memory of a kindly, tender feeling, which, maybe, has covered many of his sins? Let us think, who have read these pages. Yes; there was one quality; one which can come only from the heart of a good man or woman, and which he possessed in great fulness; a quality much despised in those days and in these, HE LOVED LITTLE CHILDREN. “Not all unhappy, having loved God’s best.”--_Tennyson._ FOOTNOTES: [75] At his death the popular cry was: “Oh! that it was but his brother! Oh! that it was but the butcher!” THE END. Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation errors have been fixed. Page 95: “Prince or Wales” changed to “Prince of Wales” Page 133: “favourable imimpression” changed to “favourable impression” Page 206: “the accouchment” changed to “the accouchement” Page 215: “who acccompanied” changed to “who accompanied” Page 268: “he not being to be found” changed to “he not being found” Page 378: “What flotsum” changed to “What flotsam” Page 382: “not unacqainted” changed to “not unacquainted” Page 384: “humilated” changed to “not humiliated”