Sir Henry Lucy's Stories About Sir F. C, Burnand Sir Henry Lucy, once Toby ™.P. of "Punch," tells in the Cornhill some good stories about a famous editor of that paper, the late Sir Francis Burnand, and other distinguished members of the staff.
At the time Thackeray joined the "Punch" staff the editor of the "Edinburgh Review," named Napier, wrote to a friend Will you tell me whether you know anything of a Mr, Thackeray, about whom Longman has written me, thinking he would be a good hand for light articles? He says this Mr. Thackeray is one of the best writers in "Punch." One requires to be very much on one's guard in engaging mere strangers.
DISRAELI IN A NOVEL, There is an interesting reference in one of Burnand's letters to John Oliver Hobbes's (Mrs. Craigie) to a novel in which she introduces Dis-radi and makes the definite statement that on his death-bed he was admitted to the Catholic Church:—Whether it is known beyond a small circle I am not aware. I believe on good authority that he (Disraeli) did occasionally go to the Catholic Church in Farm Street: I was informed that at the last he sent for a certain priest who was one of the Fathers in residence. This particular Father was out when Dizzy's servant arrived, and the hall porter, not knowing that it was Dizzy's
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