The Bishop and the Drunkard
Mr Edward Manson in the February " Temple Bar " tells of some " happy hits in oratory," more or less familiar. One may be cited : — A bishop once rose to address the House of Lords, and began by saying he intended to divide his speech into twelve heads. Lord Durham thereupan got up and begged leave to interpose for a few minutes to tell the House an anecdote :— " He was returning home," he said, " a few nights before, and passed St. Paul's Cathedral just before midnight. As he did so there was a drunken man trying to see the time. Just then the clock began to strike the hour and slowly tolled out twelve. The drunken man listened, looked hard at the clock and said : ' D n you, why couldn't you have said all that at once ! ' " After this relation the bishop condensed his remarks.
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Manawatu Herald, 29 April 1899, Page 3
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148The Bishop and the Drunkard Manawatu Herald, 29 April 1899, Page 3
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