ST. VINCENT OF DUNSTAN.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 67, 1 September 1880, Page 2

ST. VINCENT OF DUNSTAN.

There is «tn old legend that his Satanic Majesty t^ : ed his little games upon the good Saint Dunstan, but according to the story, found he had caught a Tartar, as becoming himself the aggressor, his Saintship seized the Rojal nose between a red-hot tongs, and there hold it. We do not know whether the present St. of Dunstan ever heard the legend, but even if he had, he would have been powerless to have utilised it np.m flic Sergeants t-Artn<!, inasmuch as it w mid have necessitated an adjournment to Bellamy's fora uuzav-tongs-^one with which he is b<j3t acquainted. However, failing the brandified- appliance, he did the next best thing he could, and tried to keep the Sergeant "at arm's " length. The new funeti -nary, b^weri^ having serreel m the Navy, was determined not to be " foiled " nor " bored with a Pvke,'" and a gentle push and a legislator of nine year's " standing" was " walku^" out at « sm;<rt pace, but blow'ng l;ke big guns. Where were the crew of the P'nafore, ' to allow their amateur captaii to suffer such an indiguity ? The expellee' senator ws Te"y bellicose, and unwisely allowed the sun to »o down on his w;-at !l , but t-'ie threat of the inS'ctiun of a fine of £30 brought Sir Joseph to his boarinss, and he hauled down his flag. Such an act<on from a gnMaut old Adini it al may appoar to have been ciwirc/lv, hut then it must be recollected that Mr. Pyke had informed the Home that the miserable honorarium m full wa* not suTicient for a gentleman. He ha.« since been " docked " to the t'nne of ten per cent., and could not be expected t:> have a fifty-pounder hurled at him. No doubt he would have kept up his w;Hike dance, providing somebody else would pay the piper.