Two young clergymen were disputing so loudly on the subject of religion that they awoke a big dog that had been sleeping on the hearth before the fire; whereupon he began to bark furiously. An old preacher, who had been quietly sipping his tea while the disputants were talking, gave the dog a kick, exclaiming, " Hold your tongue, you silly brute! you know no more about it than they do."' *
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3835, 13 April 1881, Page 2
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70Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3835, 13 April 1881, Page 2
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