132. He was a sociable old gent, especially with the ladies, who got on the right side of him with a box of bon-bons and chocolates which you see he has under his arm. It served to touch the right spot, and he opened his heart, and invited us to his strawberry patch, and told us to help ourselves. He also gave the ladies two large heads of lettuce. He had in his garden ripe sweet corn, string beans, peas, strawberries, etc.