My Grand Father

 It is an interesting character essay. The writer tells about his maternal grandfather. His name was William Pollex-fen and he lived at Sligo in Ireland. His grandfather was stout and stern kind of old man. Yeats felt afraid of him though he was never unkind to him and never spoke to him harshly. Everybody at home admired the grandfather and felt afraid of him. Even the grandfather feared him. He was lonely person as he had no brother or sister and every few friends him. The grandfather often remained silent and reserved when he was in the army: he had won the freedom of Spanish city. But he had never mentioned it to any body not event to his wife. His family members learnt of his achievement through an old friend who came to see him when he was of eighty years.
            Yeats grandfather was a man of violent temper. He always kept a hatchet beside his bed at night to knock down any burglar who tries to break into the house. He liked to detail with law breakers himself instead of seeking the help of police. He was a man of strict discipline. The Meals at his house were served strictly at A.M. and 4P.M. nobody was allowed to eat anything in between Yeats grandfather was a man of great physical strength. He never ordered others to do a thing which he would not do himself. The Bible and Falconer, is shipwreck were his favourite books. He was a widely travelled man. He had visited many parts of the world.