An Autobiography of an Ancient Athlete & Antiquarian

AUTOBIOGRAPHY 1 39 not disclose enough to make a paper about it, as he, not unnaturally, did not care practically to pull bis house down to oblige me. The other day a Zeppelin saved him the trouble. Later in the winter I began my self-imposed task of writing and indexing the pamphlets and reference books in the Local Collection at the Public Library, which ulti– mately resulted in my com piling the pre ·ent card catalogue of about 15,000 entries, now 19 r6, revised and brought up to date by me. Oue member of the Committee, whose urbane loquacity used lo waste the time of such Committee for at least an hour every meeting, strongly objected to my doing so, .-neering greatly. at amateur librarians, but as we had no paid labour to spare the rest of the Committee backed me up. By the 29th January my wife, who was theu atteuded by Dr. S. (our friend Dr. Williams baving died), was so bad that by his advice she weut for awhile to a nursing home. My elde:,t daughter about this time, wearied no doubt by the monotony of our home-life, weut in for amateur theatricals. On 5th February we had the uew: that Roger had a son born to him on the 23rd January, to be named Gilbert, after his younger brother. My wife who had returned from the Nnrsing Home, on the 17th February got very bad again, and had to go back there ne t day, and was better when I aw her there on the 24th. I began archery again on the 3rd farch, and got 31 ou out of 48 for r r 5, which tied with the be ·t I had ever clone. This year I began to lecture again 011 the 14tl1 aud 15th March, the first at the Y.M.C.A. where al my strong denunciation of football profe sionali 111 and betting, wa naturally well received by so virtuous an audience, the second was at Prince's Street, on "Side Lights on orwich History/' That on the 20th at the Presbyterian Class Room, was 011 the" Romans in Norfolk," l efore a very good audience. Auother of my old friend·, George Cro ·, died ou the 24th, aged .34-. He was u ually, but unde. ervedly, known as "Cocky" Cross, and bad been m' partner in a \Veird bristma-.; journey in au open boat up the Thames. If be