Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11
BISHOP PoIIER's WIT
Amusing Experiences Of Famous Epis-
copalian Churcnman.

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give her II surprise and put In Il prof
table hour or so by painting the barn.
n job which. to his daughters despair.
the local painter had promised and
pTocr:,stinated about for weeks The
bishop donned an old suit OF overalls.
rissed mp a scaffolding and was soon
absorbed in imparting the traditional
dull red spot to the rural landscape
when voice. stentorian and peremp-
tory. lssailed his ears with the in.
quiry:
Hey. What are you doing up
there?"
Looking down and around. he found
that the question proceeded from an
Important looking individual with
square jaw and thick mustache and
smoking ii big cigar. Imputing the
| question TO neghborly interest. the
bishop meekiy answered.:
I'm painting the barn. It's almost
| flushed"
We'll. you Just drop that brush right
there" commanded the walking dele
gate. as he proved to he. Before you
hit the barn another lick I've got TO
! see your card
| Still mystified and a little embar.
| raised at not being able to produce
| cardcase from his overalls pocket the
amateur painter put on his eyeglasses
| instead and. facing about. benignantly
| said:
Sorry haven't card with me. but
| my names Potter-Henry C. Potter
I'm Mrs Davidge's father. you know"
But the eyeglasses had already iden
titled him to the walking delegate, who
| ueering n prolonged "Geet' magnani.
| mously shook hands and exclaimed:
You can go ahead with your paint.
Ing Bishop Potter's all right"
| When the bishop was once laid up
with sprained ankle, Mrs. Potter with
| wifely consideration, had ventured to
remind him that the injury might have
| been intended to give him an opportu-
| nifty TO display the resignation of spirit
| he had long commended to others in
misfortune
| Madam. the mere fact that have
game leg, :" he had retorted, gives
you no right to make game of me-
| Turning then to several clergymen of
the diocese who were present. he in
dulged himself in Renaissance:
Something by way of diversion. gen.
tlemen. This leg reminds me of an cpl
sode of my bOyhood. | went once to
visit venerable relative. farmer,
who had fine COW. which it was my
delight to drive daily between pasture
and barn. | guess. though. l was fond
Of my bed, and the old gentleman had
hard work to get me out of it. One
morning he aroused me thus: Get up:
get up quickly. Henry. The old COW is
on her last legs l jumped. hurried
into my clothing and tore down to the
barnyard. There stood the COW, being
MIXED and as fit as ever
Thought you told me she was on
her last legsr l exclaimed.
"'So'I did, he drawled. DO you ex-
lpect her ever to have any more""
| Ambassador Joseph II. Choate met
Bishop Potter one day in New York
city. MIR. Choate said:
See here, Potter. you must wear
something to make yourself more cas-.
lily distinguished. Why. man just
met me and addressed me as Bishop
Potter. Awkward mistake. wasn't it?'
"Wef. Choate, do think there's
something of resemblance-slight, you
know. for of course you hardly trave
in that handsome class that fit in sc
snugly"
Possibly. possibly" slowly replied
Mr.. Choate. II confess there's some
resemblance, and possibly the mistake
was excusable, for you must admit
look more like clergyman than yoI
do"
During recent visit to a western
lefty Bishop Potter was entertained sew
eral days in the home of prominent
ehurchman. His room was prepared
ana garlanded for the occasion. ant
among other details his hostess ar
ranged upon the dressing table an elab
crate silver toilet set. The bishop OF
drawer replacing 1t with his own set
The divine's visit over, the hostess
went to the room and was dismaye,
to find her silver missing She searche,
everywhere in vain and questioned tn
servants to no purpose. Finally sh,
summoned up courage to write a yer,
| apologize letter to the bishop. askini
IL by any chance he had found any 0
the articles among his luggage. Their
: was an immediate and characteristic
81 reply. The telegram read as follows:
III Poor, but honest Look in the wash
X stand drawer"
MI At one time Bishop Potter was
y speaker at a meeting in the interest o
n an organization of which woman
Ni president. With the idea of being face
Nj tious the bishop inquired of the pres
y dent. How many long winded speak
XII ers will there be at this meeting
III madam"