The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-05
A BISHOPS LOST APPETITE.
Through Momentary Forgetfulness He
 Had a Rare Experience.

Through Momentary FOrgetfulness He
 Had a Rare Experience.
 Even clergymen have their puzzles n this life, as an experience of the venerable Episcopal Bishop Coleman If the Diocese of Delaware amply il- ustrates,l His popularity is such as to make it quite task at times for him 10 accept without unpleasant results he courtesises of entertainment with which he is constantly beset in his fisits througout his diocese. During kne of these visits, the story goes, the tood bishop was asked by widowed Sarishioner to favor her with his pres lnce at a meal in her home: but his Irier engagements were such that he vas. compelled to decline, promising, however, that upon the occasion of his lext trip in that section he would per sake of his first meal with her. She vas a jealous churchWoman of mod rate means, noted for her good cook ng Gin which she took great pride), md he proposed to him self that he you'd be careful to remember this spe- ial engagement, but, alas, upon his lext arrival in the village he was met " man who dragged him into his lcuse engaged him in conversation nld before the bishop had noted the light of time he was invited to the lining rom, where a tempting table vas spread an dthe prelate was seated md eating when the engagement with lis lady parishioner flashed upon his hind. At once he attempted to ex- <, hut 1ic h6cf in. listed that he remain and break bread gith him. The bishop yielded but ate pearingly and begged to be excused nr his haste, as he felt sure the lady would feel hurt if he failed to join her It her humble but bounteous board Eor his first meal in that town.
 setting away with many apologies md much trepidation, Bishop Coleman hurried to the womans house, to find : aer prepared and waiting for him. Be-, lng her own waitress, as well as a good cook, she soon had the bishop plate filled with delicious fried chick en and cream gravy, and, with the in- junction to f'go ahead and eat heart fly, she fitted in and out of the dining room with other toothsome dishes Conscious that his fair parishioner would feel s1ighted if he did not eat heartily, the bishop attacked the fried chicken, but found that his previous luncheon had destroyed his appetite, and he could make no headWay. AS The fitted in and out, talking mean while, the bishop picked piece of chicken from his plate and tried to get the woman's dog to swallow it in her absence, but the dog baked. What m the world was the good man to do To avoid offending the woman? An Idea struck him. That food must be disposed of.
 He wore long coat, with broad and aeep pockets on the inside, in which to sarry manuscripts without folding 1t. In one of the mOmentary disappear ances of his host the bishop seized his dish of chicken and gravy and dumped The whole mess into one inside pocket of his coat and then busted himself with nibbling at small quantity of something else meanwhile conversing with his hostess in a tone for which his guilty conscience was responsible, though hurrying with as much grace as ne c0uld SuEnnlOn to reach the ueS- sert and the point of departure with his heavy load of chicken and guilt, as gravy soon began to oze throug the bottom of his pocket. However, the woman seemed unsuspecting, and the good old bishop hastened away, tre- mulously, to 8 point where he could with safety unload his chicken and gravy without exposure, glad to es- tape from such a dilemma as we'll as from an attack of indigestion, and but for his confession to clerical friend he bishops chicken puzzle would have remained a secret for all time.- Philadelphia Record.