A QUAINT BILL OF EXPENSES
A Scottish newspaper has unearthed the following quaint account far work done, which was presented to a public body in "Scotland two centuries ago :—: — ' To filling up a chink in the Red Sea, and repairing the damage of Pharaoh's ho"s I. — 'To a new pair of hands for Daniel in the lions! den, and a new set of teeth for the lioness. 1 To repairing Nebuchadnezzar's beard. ' To cleaning the whiale, vaftrnishing Jonah's face, and mending his left arm. "To a new skirt for Joseph's garment. ' To a new sheet anchor, a jury mast, and a long coat for Noah's Ark. ITo giving a blush to the cheek of Eve on presenting the apple to Adam. ' To painting a new city in the land of Nod. *To making ' a bridle for the Samaritan's horse and mending one of his legs. 'To putting a new handle to Moses' basket, and fitting bulrushes. ' To adding more fuel to the fire of Nebuchadnezzar's furnace.'
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New Zealand Tablet, 4 October 1906, Page 38
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166A QUAINT BILL OF EXPENSES New Zealand Tablet, 4 October 1906, Page 38
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