THE BISHOP'S HOOD.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11498, 3 February 1903, Page 5

THE BISHOP'S HOOD.

Bishop Potter, of New York, relates a Averting etory of an ordination service which he held , last months upon, which occasion, us is customary, he wore a small red hood at the back of his surplice. An eliieriy negress afterwurds gave her impree«uns "of tie service to a lady friend of the Bishop's. "I feel mighty eorrv far dat man," ehe ttaJd. "J guess he ain't got no woman to tend ,t« h'irn, has he?" she oeked. On assured t'lutt the Bishop, who Jias just married 1 again, was given every possible attention, aha replied positively: "Xow I know better dun dat,. 'cause one time when lie turned round I saw dat de back of ills coat was busted and bi» red undershirt was i/hawin' through." This (MLjs the London "Daily Express") recalls a etory of an English curate, who posed l as tae possessor of a. ttegree to wihich he wue found to bo not entitled. To a man famous :a Midland legal vircles an indignant dady exclaimed: "Only t-o think that he should •have dared to go through a service with that wicked lie mpun hid back!" "Nay, my deur lady, dt was but a faleehowd," was the ready rejoinder.