Eureka Reporter | 1907-06-07 | Page 5 | Almost Felt Envy Pangs

ALMOST FELT ENVY PANGS areat cricketer cricketers simple tribute te to HI his own worth in 1885 there was a great celebia tion in london in honor ot of dr sam uel johnson and among those in at was the australian crack cricketer bonner then at the height of his tame fame As one of the guests says the corn com ot of the recently published let of the late dr george birkbeck hill bonner a health was proposed his response was noteworthy after seeing the way in which dr johnson a memory Is revered he said with great simplicity I 1 am not sure that I 1 would not rather have been such a man than have gained my own greatest triumphs in cricket youth a s companion