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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 426, 9 June 1904, Page 7

A certain minister, during his discourse one Sabbath, morning, said: • ? ' 'ln each blade of grass there, is a sermon.' ■ : - ... '''■*> ' '' The following day one of his flock disy covered the good man, -pushing- a Jawa- r mower over hislawn, and paused t& say x ' Well, parson, I'm glad to see you engaged in cutting your sermons short.' A correspondent tells this story of the late Archbishop, Doctor Temple: ~ ' Soon after he was appointed Bishop of Exeter he came to my father's rectory foe. a confirmation. My eldest sister vns just , old enough to come down to dinner, and her proud mother could not resist telling the Bishop of her usefulness in the parish. ' Wherever I go,' replied Doctor Teraple 8 ' 1 find a rector, a di-reotor '—indicating my mother ' and a mis-director'—iu-dicatifig my sister,. ' And when' your. Lordship comes,' replied mv mother, with a profound obeisance, 'we have a . oor-rector.' . c ..,• . • . ; a A lady, who is a. district visitor, became . much interested in a very poor, but- ap». parently respectable, Irish family named . Carran, living on the top floor of a great,. building in a slum district .of her parish;' Every time she visited the Carrans she was annoyed by the staring and whispering of the other women living in the building. One day she said to Mrs. - Curran: * . .'* Y our neighbours.seem very curious to know who and what I am, and the nature of my business with you.' ' They do,' acquiesced Mrs Outran. ' Do they ask about it f' ' *'':, ' Indade they do, ma'am.' .- 4 . —.■.■< • And do you tell them P' 'Faith thin, an* Oi do not.' ' What do you tell them ?' ' Oi just tell thim,' was the calm reply,' ' that you are me dressmaker, an' let it go - at that.' '■'--'•' - •"•'*'''

She: *O2 course, he bored me awfnlly, ;- but I don't think I showed it. Every time I yawned I jttat hid itswith my hand,' ' - ; 4 * " ':;■ He (trying to be gallant) ':, ' Bealiy, I do not see'ho tv a hand bo email ;conld—er —hide—er—that- is—beastly"wiathefc 1 ' we are h'avissg, isn't itP' ■