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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 11

. Mr Harold: Pricbard, • of: Bristol; was married [at Nowoort to Miss Lucettee Hiittori, a Baltimore heiress.. .The'bride's father gave her £200,000,f0r a,wedding present. , Bishop Thornton, of'Blackburn,'is'not afraid to 101 l ■ a-story against himself. Dnrinß, the quarter-century lie ..laboured in Australia aS Bishop of Bailar.-it, lie had a vast' extent: of country to supervise. -'One' dark,-, stormy 'night' he struck iC lonely! township, and made his lvay to the only building that was illuminated, the office of the- local newspaper. Tho -bishop knocked at the door, and m : response a-head ww, protruded from, an upper "window. In reply to the cluillengo, "Who's there?" ho answered, "I am the Bishop of Ballnrat. Would you kindly direot nie .tn the nearest liotcl?" , At this .'wholly . unexpected midnißht announcemont tho head, was abruptly withdrawn. Then there was a/burst of. ribald laughter'.from .the eomiiosing-room. .presently the head reiippenrbd at tho vrindow, and- the ' father of the chapel," as the type-setters; call their, chief, gave ,tlie prelate this parting'bit of advice Look here, old man, you've had quite enough hotel for one night. Go home and go to bed, or you'll bo run in'as sure as, eggs." .. •