A Deaf Man in Church.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 19 September 1890, Page 2

A Deaf Man in Church.

Old Mr Cailamor is very deaf. In the midst of tbe service one Sunday Mr Hoff. who sits imtnediatly behind Mr Collamore, saw a spider crawl* ing over the latter's baldhead. His first impulse was to nudge him, and tell him about it ; but he remembered that Mr Callamore was deaf, so he lifted up his band and brushed the spider off. Boff didn't aim quite high enough, and, in his ncr vousness, he bit o'd Callamore quite a severe bow. Tbe old gentleman turned round iv a rag» to see who had dared to take such a liberty with him, and Hoff began to explain with gesture. But Callamore in a 'oud voice, demanded what it mennt. It was very painful to Hoff. The eyes of the congregation were upon him and be grew red in the face. 'There was a spider on your head.' c A white spot on my head — hey ? S pose there is, what's that to you ? You'll know what it is lo be bald* headed yoiu'fie f somß day. 1 'Ie was a spider' shrieked Hoff, while tbe preepiiation began to roll off ln"s facp. 1 Certainly it's wider,' said Callamore, ' and pot more in it than yours. But let it alone — do you mind ? You may let my head alone in church.' Mr Callamore, shrieked off, ' There was a spider on your head, and I brushed him off — this way!' — and Hoff made another gesture at Calla* mcrs'fi hoad. Tbe old man thought he was going to fight him then and there and burling a hymn-book at Hoff' lie se zed the kneeling-stool on the floor of the pew, and was about to ban/ Mr Hoff, when the sexton interfered. An explanation was written on the fly-leaf of the hymnbook; wl-ereupon Mr Callamore apologized in a blusterous voice, and resumed his seat. Ihey think of asking Mr Callamore to worship elsewhare.