. Reminiscences of Toole; related by himself, and chronicled by Joseph Hatton. Illustrated by Alfred Bryan and Margetson. hich I executed upon my own press in the ancientcity of the crowning mercy. But enough ofmyself. The next morning a bulky package wentto the schools ; it contained many examples ofchocolates, purchased that morning in York, andthe authority of Mr. Buckle was besought for adistribution of the same with Mr. Tooles love on the earliest fitting occasion. IV. Among the queer characters I have met, Irecall, he said, a very egotistical fellow whonever talked about anybod
. Reminiscences of Toole; related by himself, and chronicled by Joseph Hatton. Illustrated by Alfred Bryan and Margetson. hich I executed upon my own press in the ancientcity of the crowning mercy. But enough ofmyself. The next morning a bulky package wentto the schools ; it contained many examples ofchocolates, purchased that morning in York, andthe authority of Mr. Buckle was besought for adistribution of the same with Mr. Tooles love on the earliest fitting occasion. IV. Among the queer characters I have met, Irecall, he said, a very egotistical fellow whonever talked about anybody but himself: not thathe had anything interesting to say about himself,but he talked of nothing but how he lived ;what time he got up, how he breakfasted, whenhe lunched, what he ate, when he went tobed, and how he was in a general way. I haveoften thought of him as a suggestion forcharacter. A sort of man who when he getsup in the morning says, How am I, to-day?and who carries that spirit of selfishness, uncon- OUR TRIP TO THE NORTH. 83 scious or otherwise, throughout his life. It isnever with him, How are you, to-day ? but. MR. TOOLE AS How am I ? Let me look at my tongue. Howis my pulse ? Hoiu am I? The point of the following reminiscence is alsoone example of this genuine sense of humour, G 2 84 REMINISCENCES OF J. • L. TOOLE. which it has just occurred to me to mention,though I hope these volumes teem with similarillustrations. I have several times had the pleasure ofbreakfasting with Mr. Gladstone. He wrotea letter to me after he saw Chawles and leiat the Globe : wrote and asked if I would go andlunch or breakfast with him. I went, and he wasvery complimentary, expressed great pleasure atmy performances. We talked about regard to the influence of audiences uponactors, he related to me a story about Young inEdinburgh. Young was playing I ago. In thefirst act he was not at all up to the mark. Atthe end of the second an intimate friend wentround and
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