ALAS! THOSE CHIMES.
A t'hristchui-el- l eo*jj , _. j^Hf4e» , y ;, | , "^" ! E u -" i j an anecdote, and req*j>st s *_| to c\\^\ \i fep^ ■ in our best style, _s he had only lime to i send facts. .Nowbe-i style- are i-.--crved '■ especially for articles that at'e'^hpt .fac^s; 'we never u^e 'em ourselves. What we '• like is plain, straightforward, honest facts, and when well authenticated we always^ '■ present |h r e-ji |o^ur j^a^jers^. iji^ tju-ir_ I natvie nakedness. This style is generally the most effective, if not the be.-t. The plain Tact as nent is as follows: — Dean'J ,of Christchurch, was visiting at a house near the cathedral, jv^i-rc he n*et. a new arrival from" England— a" gentle*"I man advanced in years, and as .leaf as the ; Putney boatman. The conversation ' flagged, and daring the quiel, the cathc- 1 dral chimes pealed forth, and the follow- | . - < *" * i ing conversation 1 took place' :— The Dean said to the new arrival : ' Heavenly music in those -bells*"' -JS' ew^Ch ufii: ' I beg your«] pardon.' Dean : ' Heavenly music in ! those bells.' >'ew Chum :4 T beg your~! pardon ; but T am a little deaf, and the j bells are junking such a h — — of a, noise ; that 1 eanndt hear a bl'oomrn' word you're ! saving.' Curtain. — Exchange.
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Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 17, 12 August 1882, Page 3
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210ALAS! THOSE CHIMES. Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 17, 12 August 1882, Page 3
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