Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-23
HUMOROUS EXPERIENCES.
PARSONS LIFE IN ENGLAND HAS
ITS FUNNY SIDE.
Bishops Fashionable Life Was Too Much
for the simple Old Clergyman
from the Country--An En-
barrassing Mistake.

] once asked district nurse how
the various sick cases had been going
on during my absence from the par
ish, says the C0rnhlll Magazine. At
once the look which knew 50 well
crossed her face. but her natural pro-
fessional pride strove for the mastery
with the due righteousness when She
considered necessary for the occasion.
Al last she evolved the following
strange mixture. "Aiiddling well SIR:
some OF ems gone straight to glory
but ] am glad to say others are nicely
on the mend.
On another occasion q man who be-
longed 70 q work n2Wcn's club IN the
parish was telling me the strange his
tory OF his He He had been deserted
by bis father ana mother nnd more or
less dragged up by an old aunt who
had taken him in. From the age OF -
he had had 10 fight his own battle and
uncommonly Wcil he had fought 1t. /
could see how proud he naturally
enough was of his success. But IN
the midst of his Boosting he seemed
3as,ssi,..v;! r,S-s.s~" Sat isc.s%Yrt 4sg
owed some hing to higher power. or,
| at least he ought 10 say so 50 he
went on: You see sir, | ave always
! 'ad to fend for mysen Ivor since was
scrap o. a lad then q pause
! "eastwise, In course. wi a bit o clip
| from III Almighty" II was certainly
| quantity put, but | believe genuinely
meant
Speaking of the undue stress often
laid on little things, the local papers OF
our country towns are at times de-
!ightful IN this way. or course. they
always contain full accounts of knife
and-tork teas held at the Fothering-
b> -Scum Slocum Primitive Method.
ISL Sew Connection Mission room,
with n cor,r,o, list Of the "teamak-
err ~ 1879 Johns, Mas '"neS ",
- '-A-.- !. and K Smyths. 49, nv ,
how the guests heartily partook o, '"'
t1od fare kindly provided By SIR. ana /,
Mrs Knight, etc. a local paper, how
ever. which | happened 70 see the
other day. surpassed itself in its (
"Ncws from our Nilla@'' | suppress
the name Of the vilI9gc. but cannot
withhold the nature OF the news.
1t ran somewhat as follows; Last
Thursday Mr. Thomas - farm Ia
borer. Killed n sow weighing stone.
She was, indeed. splendid specimen
a. the 'porcme' species we are I'M
formed that, IL spite nf her great size,
size was able 10 walk in and out of her
Sly 10 the last"
An old clergyman who had held 4
cure in the depths Of the country for
thc greater part of his ne had oc.
caslon to consult his bishop on GER
tain matter and In answer to his let
> q ..,. eli. ~.
night at the palace. For forty or fifty
years he had practically led the life Of
"A rcrluse and it was after many Cogi
tations that he decided to take the
Journey TO the other end Of the do
ccsc whore the bishop lived He ar
rived Just Ia time Tor 3 o'clock tea,
meal TO which hr was complete
stranger After tea the bishop asked
him 20 accompany him 10 evcnsung
when they returned TO the house, the
bishop. remarkiug that il was quite
time they went upstairs, ljt candle
and showed his guest to his room It
was then just o'clock and, though
! the old clergyman thought II WIS
rather early TO retire, still, admiring
| the bishop for such simple habits he
| prepared for bed. He had just put
/
| wishing he had eaten a little more al
| tea when booming noise rang
| through the house and smote upon his
! ear. quick rs thought ne sprung from
! his bed and shouting "Firew at the tor
| Of his voice, rushed out onto the land
! ing Just in time TO meet the bishop.
| with a lady on his arm going down 70
| dinner The sequel TO the story has
!
/ said, this Is not Il personal rcminiS-
! ccucc
A certain bishop. in travelling
! through his diocese. had occasion 10
/ change al wsyside junction While
waiting for his train he seized the op.
| portuuity ~ making friends with the
! station master Oue Of the kiudrst
! hearted men, he Was very fond OF ly
| ing 10 enter into the varied Interests
! OF those wuh whom he came il con.
| tact However on this occasion h.
/ did not and it easy 20 discover tl.
! exact topic In which his pew fr,.Hl
was Interested. So reluctantly ne fe1
! back on hlS particular "shup," a.
/ the traffic u suppose, with the race
meeting taking place to-day JhOec has
/ been some very heavy traffic ola ylUr
/ lUrF' inadvertently the bishop ha3.
indeed, touched the station masters
| weak point not the traffic. but RACING
. SO FOR the next quarter OF an hour ne
| listened lu his kindly way TO the va
| r.rus merits of tbr horses engaged in
the ST. Iagrr and their chances Of
| SUCCESS a last 10 the bishops great
relief IL must De admitted, the train
! arrived ana, shaking hands with his