Evenings we knew
Happy as this;
Faces we miss
Pleasant to see.
Kind hearts and true,
Gentle and just,
Peace to their dust!
We sing round the tree.'
It is one of my proudest memories to recollect that THACKERAY's 'Mahogany Tree,' was my Table."
"To have been Amphitryon to such guests must have been the most pleasant privilege of hospitality," said ANNO DOMINI.