The Diary of Cornelius Hump, Esq.: July 2010

Sunday 4 July 2010

The Last Word...

February 25th 1761

Despite Mr. Tangle's distracting screams I have made considerable progress on the epitaph for the stone which will mark my final resting place. I could not resist the temptation of writing this in my own blood...

Cornelius Hump, Gent.

Born 1715, deceased ...

The pie is eaten

The crust remains

No more trifles

No more pains

Every Spring the frog

Will jump

But still I lie,

Background

'The Ragged Society of Antiquarian Ramblers' has recently been bequeathed a unique archive, following the recent sad passing away of former member, Dorothea Tangle-Hump, R.S.A.R. .

This archival material consists of an extensive diary composed by Ms. Tangle-Hump's Eighteenth century ancestor, the notorious Cornelius Hump, Esq. . Ragged Ramblers members are currently engaged in the painstaking process of preserving and transcribing this unique and illuminating work, and it is this which we are able to share with you here...