Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-08-01
THE JOKING pARsoM.
Nov He Got Even With Two Clerical o.
DOnents.

Nov He Got Even With Two Clerical o.
DOnents.
Go-nley Is one Of the most ancient
toUns in what 10 known as the Black
Country in England, and has produced
some rather notable characters. About
fifty years ago it was the residence of
Rev. Joseph Jones, or as he was some
times facetiously called, Rev. Joker
Jones, on account of his disposition for
practical joking. He was the Baptist
minister OF the town, but the austerity
of his creed did not rcpress his genial
and happy disposition, nor prevent him
from living a jocose and merry life.
His pleasantries were reTsoInatinoA,sath
more than the grave and solemn dca-
cons of his church could tolerate, but
ON the whole Mr.. Jones got on very
we'll with every body. His jokes were
generally Of harmless character. cal
culated to amuse every body and offend
nobody. There was one exception to
this rule, and its preparation occa-
stoned Mr.. Jones to receive notice to
quit the house which for some years
he had rented under Lord Warne.
When the notice expired, Mr.. Jones
appeared at the agents Office and ten
dered the rent
'Haye you brought the key, Mr..
Jones?" the agent asked.
''No, Mr.. Perkins, 1 haven't" was the
reply.
''How is that?''
'Because wanted it.
''What do you want the key for?"
'To lock the door"
"But haven't you vacated the
house?"
mo; I'm not going to-"
will 70 r. his
lordship's own wish that you should re.
ceive notice, and you'll have to leave"
"Give my respects to his lordship, and
tell him if he don't know when he's got
a good tenant I know when I've got a
good landlord, and if he's got anything
else to say he can just call Shall be
glad to see him.
When this audacity was reported 'tc
his lordship he exclaimed: - arm the
fellows impudence.- Let him stay, Per
1sins, let him stay
His1ordship had been induced to or
| der notice to quit to be. given to Mr.
| Jones through the influence of the rec
tor of Gorn1cy, who had been the vic
etins of ono Of Mr.. Jones' practical jokes
| which occurred as follows: -
| In 4 market town four miles away
4 the Gorn1ey Arms was the principa
; hotel, and was famed for its excellen
table. One day Rev. DIR. Crook, rector
! of Gornley, sat down to dinner. H
could scarcely repress frown when
Methodist minister came and took :
seat on the opposite side of the dinne
table He was hardly seated when th'
burly form of Rev. Joseph Jones ap
pcared, and with evident delight he sa
down by the rector. A fish was place
before them.
"Will you be good enough to carve
doctor?" said Mr.. Jones.
The relations between church clergy
men and disse nting ministers were muc
less genial then than they are now, an
una BILE to overcome his antipathy tc
wards dissentcrs the reverend docto
answered ungraciously: 'I'll carve TO
myself, and you can do the same.
represent the church which is the hea
of all other churches, and l shall TAX
the head of this fish He took tn
head and a very good part OF the fish
too. rl j.-i
The Methodist said: Il consider M
church as the most vital of all churche
and take the body
Rev. Joseph Jones Immediately too
up the sauce turcen and planting Il
tllcful of the sauce right in the faces G
both ministers, he exclaimed: I'm tn
Baptist parson, and baptize you all
Yankee Blade. -