UNTIL YOU'VE PAID.
Of the verger of a north-country parish church, who is a fine old character, there are some oapiral stories told. One of the best specimens of his ready wit is perhaps the following : On a certain occasion a bridegroom discovered after the nuptial ceremony was concluded that he had no money with which to pay the fe>s. ' I knowed reet well, vicar," said old S. afterwards, " thit he had the brass." So the verier approached the bride in his most gallant manner, and asked her if she had ever seen the Black Biblea. ' We've a rare lot of 'em in this 'ere vestry.' Not having the faintest notion of what a Black B-ble was, the lady permitted herself to be lured into the inner percincts. 'Theer's theßibles,maatn,"said old S., pointing to a number of books locked up in a bookcase ; ' wait here till I come back.' Then he turned the key of the vestry upon her, and going to the bridegroom, said : ' Lass is all reet, but you'll no' hive her until you've paid !' •The ' brass ' was at once forthcoming.
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Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 434, 13 May 1899, Page 1 (Supplement)
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183UNTIL YOU'VE PAID. Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 434, 13 May 1899, Page 1 (Supplement)
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