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DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH, 1925
ARCHBISHOP AND DUCHESS.
A LEG-PINCHING MISTAKE,
MRS. BARING-GOULD'S STORIES.
Many good stories are told in “ Further Reminiscences, 186-6-1801" (published to- day. Lane, 16%), by the Rev. S. Baring- Gould, the well-known Churchman, navel- ist. and author of the hymn Onward. Obristian Soldiers, who died in January of last year.
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When he took up his Grat curacy at Florbury, Par Wakefell, he was puzzled by the isleet and expressions employed. in the district.
A little girl meeting me in the street stopped us und, looking up in my face, inquirest; When is the next pota tion ? It was explained to me that **potation meant a public" tea.
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Some curious customs lingered ou till just before his arrival at Dakon, near Thirsk, where his next curacy lay
It was customary to put a candle and a coin into the coffin of a dead person to light him or her on the way to Parallise and to pay the toll at the gate. Ope old woman was so interred while I was there. On Christmas Eve it was still customary for the local grker to send grees wax, candies to his custom- ers, originally intended doubtless for the interr: that was carried to the Midnight Mass.
schooltreat,
At Mersea, in Essex, at his wife saw a girl scantily dressed. Dis. tressed at this, she said to the girl: Hananh! You have not much clothes on, and the weather is cold" "Oh!" replied the miniden, aged about fifteen, I've got my frock, and then comes Di. Literally she wore nothing save a thin Colton Tress,
DUKE TAKE OFF HIS BOOTS. #1
I once heard a characteristics anees dote of the Duke of Connaught when he was in fretaf. He bad to halt one wet, muddy day at a little ion. He asked for a foon where he could wresh his hands and change his moist coat. He was shown upstairs, but saw that the passage and the rooms had lon Zrashiy va petéri.
will
Oh exclaimed the Duke. "This never do for tue tú slap on you? pretty cart with my muldy bonts." And he sat down on the top step of the states and removed
ed his bolts before he would go in.
Archlshop Tait was dining one evene ing at the house of the Duke of West. minster. During the meal his face be- came ghastly.
Laying down his knite and fork by the plate, haid_to_himself in supi pressed "voler: Is has come in pass last as I fear I have been drea ing, expecting stroke. **Consale yourself, jour Grace." said the Duchess of Sutherland, who sat beside him "It is not your leg hut win that you have been pinching
A Devonshire squire's wile sent out invitations to the farmer tenants. At the
foot of the
war were the letters R.S.V.P.
What's the
is the meaning of the let
ters asked Farmer Westcott of Farmer Bolt, a reckon," auswered the latter, that it means Rump Steak and Veal Pie.” "Get out
Skir Westcutt Squire hsn't such a vide as to give kwa mates. It stands for Bump Steak if you will, at the V.I stands for Viggy Puddin' Vixxy pudding in Denshire signifies rakin pudding
IT R delightful chapter on Devonshire lore, of which Mr. Haring-Gould was such an enthusiastic collector, he says:
My darsenter, pamed Dave, had Bast uusin, who had the inn at Meri vale Bridge, on Dartmoor. I knew him well He bought his wife at an auctim' for a jar of brandy. I was at the in one day collecting folk melodies, when I saw his wife had a Mark eye. I asked her the occasion. The tour did it. I ran against it," she replied. There was a postę! wife.
PROTECTION OF BIRDS.
The Protection of Birds Bill, which was presented in the House of Commons recently by. Sir Harry Brittain, is intend- ed to prevent cruelty to small British singing birds. It is proposed to make illegal the use of tethered or maimed birds as deers, and also to prohibit the use if bird-lime to effect enptures. A für- ther provision would make it illegal to allow small birds to be kept in rages in which they would be autble to stretch their wings. "Special exemption is made in the case of birds exhibited at shows. This is the third time such a bill bas bren introduced. On two farmer, occasions-it bas proured a sergud resuling with out much dificulty, and Sir Harry Brit tain is hopeful that if the preliminary stages can be pussed the Government. may be persuaded to find time to put the hill on the statute book..
ASAD LITTLE SNAKE STORY.
The writer heard this story a few months ago in the Trausvaal. A young furner, and his wife had a small daugh- ter of about three, and this 'mite hud the habit of carrying her mag. And pinta ni porridge outside and having her breakfast in the open air. OT! HOT U- ing, for some reason or other, her mother happened to go out and she saw her daughter, sitting merrily thete, clapping her little hands with delight and beside
her i Farge fat anak lapping up the milk from her empty
plate porridge The wretched woman rushed terror- stricken for he hushaud, but he being a man of sense, saw that the two
ident
ly understood one another and waited for the anake to rustle quietly away into the grass. Then they questioned the lady, and she
to she said My Snake always, Ink he liker milk." Hut y Muy
has breakfast alongside of me.
falt
that she could not bear any more such friendly breakfasts, so the next morning Mr. Snake found his milk waiting for him, but not his little companion, and then Daddy put a charge of shot into |[tim, Poor Mr. Snakel
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WILL HE OBEY?
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The Woman.--He can do the seven days.
The Clerk. He may chocan otherwise. The Womano,-No, he can't. He has to do as I tell him. (Laughter).
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