AN AMUSING INCIDENT IN CHURCH.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2085, 14 August 1890, Page 3

AN AMUSING INCIDENT IN CHURCH.

Old Mr Collamore is very deaf. The other Sunday, io the service, Mr Hoff, who sits immediately behind Mr CollaiDoro, saw a spider crawling over the latters bald head, His first impulse was to nudge him, and tell him about it; but he remembered that Mr Collsmore was deaf, so he lifted up his hand and brushed the spider off. Hoff didn’t aim quite high enough, and in nervousness, he hit old Oallamore qu;to a severe blow. The old gentleman turned round in a rage to see who had dared to take such a liberty with him, and Hot! began to explain with gesture. Bot Collamore, in a loud voice, demanded what it meant. It was very painful to Hoff. The eyes of the congregation were upon him and bo grew red in the * There was a spider on yonr head.’ * A white spot on my head—hey! S’poso there ie, what’s that to you! you’ll know what is to be bald-headed yourself soma day. * It was a spider 1 shrieked Hoff, while the pesplration began to roll off his face. * Certainly it’s wider ,’ said Collamore, 11 and got more In it than yours. But let it alone—do you mind I You may let my head alone in church.” * Mr Collamore,’ shrieked Hoff, 'there was a spider on your bead, and I brushed him off—this way 1 ’—and Hoff made another gesture at Collainore'e head. The old man thought ho was going to fight him then and there, and hurling a hymn-book at Hoff, he seized the kneeling stool on the floor of the pew, and was about to bang Mr Hoff, when the sexton interfered. An explanation was written on the fly-leaf of the hymn book ; whereupon Mr Callamore in a boisterous voice, and resumed his seat. They think of asking Mr Oollannre to wotabip elsewhere.