"Fenton played a small part exceedingly well in Appie
Blossoms. He used to tell wonderful Jew stories, inconsequent
kind of romances. There was one, I remember, about a body
that could not be buried underground, or else all the property
would go away from the heirs, so they put it on the top of a
hill. He used to mix the incidents up in a curious sort of
way, and, when there was any point open to doubt, would
settle it with the remark, * That's what they say down at West
Hartlepool.' It was one of those inconsequent stories which
lead to nothing ; but, from the way in which they are told, are
often very amusing.
