SCHOOL INSPECTION.
A certain church school was frequently visited by the rector, who was a great stickler for etiquette. These visits were usually accompanied by strings of questions relating to any discrepancy observable in the schoolroom. On one occasion the rector's eagle eye noticed that a picture was not hanging quite plumb, and he put the question to the scholars : "Now, can any of you toll me something that is not right in this room ?"
Many and varied were the answers given, until, almost losing patience, he said : "Coine, come, now I am surprised at your lack of observation, for this mistake is very glaring." Up shot another hand, and when the scholar was interrogated, the rector promptly made himself scarce, for the answer was : "Please, sir, you've forgotten to take off your hat."
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Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2285, 19 February 1912, Page 7
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