perhaps if the ground hog had not belonged to so old a family, he might have had a better time. yet the thought that he could remember his grandfather was a great pleasure to him, and when he was talking he would often remark in the most careless way, "as my grandfather used to say"; or, "that reminds me of something my grandfather once did." some people said that he did this to show off; but it may be that they were envious.