Much of this, however, is in passing. Quite a multitude, at one time or another, has listened to the words of Godfrey Charles Morgan. Quite a multitude has been influenced by them. That multitude, I am sure, will be glad to have those words in permanent form. There may be but a sentence chosen from a speech that has been heard, but that sentence will be remembered or recollected. And to that greater multitude who by the natural force of circumstances cannot have listened to the words of Viscount Tredegar, this little collection may serve to show forth a figure that, though simple, is great in simplicity, and it were strange indeed if some sentences were not found which may help to make a crooked way straight. THE EDITOR. WIT AND WISDOM OF LORD TREDEGAR. EPIGRAMMATIC ELOQUENCE. I would rather trust and be deceived, than be found to have suspected falsely. _Reduction of Armaments Meeting, Newport, March 17th, 1899._ Some people will not go across a street to hear an oratorio, though they would go many miles to listen to that very entertaining melody, "Whoa, Emma!"--and I'm not sure that I shouldn't be one of them.-- _Tredegar Show. November 26th, 1879._ The other day I was doing a little bit of horse-cropping--I'm fond of that sort of thing--and went into an Irish dealer's yard, where I saw a horse which grunted very much. Looking at the dealer, I said, "The horse is a roarer," and the Irishman replied: "Ah, no, me lord, not a bit of it. I've 'ad 'im from two years ould, an' e' 'ad wunce a most desprit froight, an' 'e's 'ad the hiccups ever since!" _Tredegar Show, November 26th, 1879._ [Illustration: "_'E's 'ad the hiccups ever since!_"] I do not think there is a man in England who has more at heart than myself the religious education of children. In 1839 the Chartist Riots took place at Newport. In the following year National Schools were opened, and I believe that had the men who took part in these riots received the education imparted at the National Schools they would never have decided upon such a misguided course of action. _Jubilee of Newport National Schools, May 16th, 1890._ I was rather alarmed when I received the notice, "Peach Blossom Fancy Dress Fair," and I telegraphed at once to a lady who I thought knew what was going on and asked, "Am I obliged to come in fancy dress?" The answer I got was, "You need not wear anything." _Llangibby Church Fete, August, 1910._ [Illustration: "_You need not wear anything._"] I generally pay great attention to what a clergyman says, but you cannot always take the advice of a clergyman. A certain man had a dog, and his minister told him that he had better sell the dog and get a pig, to which the man replied, "A pretty fool I should look going rat-catching with a pig." _St. Paul's Garden Fete, Newport, June 23rd, 1910._ Without some sort of religion no man can be happy.