THE FINAL CONCLUSION.
Here is a story which illustrates the desirability of elderly gentleman strictly observing the truth in their communications with the third and fourth generation. A grandfather, well-known in the House of Lords, was the other day amicably chatting with his granddaughter, who was seated on his knee. " What makes your hair so white, grandpapa?" the little maiden asked. "I am very old, my dear. I was in the ark," said his lordship, with reckless regard for truth. " Oh !" said her little ladyship, regarding her distinguished relative with fresh interest, " are you Noah ?" " No, I am not Noah." " Are you Shem, then ?" " No, I am not Shem." " Are you Ham ?" " No, I am not even Ham." " Then you must be Japhet," insisted the little maiden, at the end of her historical tether, and growing somewhat impatient with the difficulty which surrounded her aged relative's identification. " No, I am not Japhet," said his lordship, wagging his head, intensely enjoying the joke. " Then, grandpapa," said the little maiden, firmly and decisively, "you're a beast."
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Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 270, 24 April 1886, Page 4
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174THE FINAL CONCLUSION. Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 270, 24 April 1886, Page 4
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