The , negro preacher had successfully concealed the fact that he had served a term in prison, but years of upright living had not destroyed his fear of exposure. One Sunday, on rising to begin his sermon, his heart sank on seeing in one of the front pews a former cell mate. Quick thinking was necessary. He fixed his eye on the stranger and delivered himself slowly and impressively: "Ah takes mah text dis mo'nin from de sixty-fo' chapter an' de fo' hundredth varse ob de gospel, which say: 'Dem as sees me an' knows me an' says nothin' dem will Ah reward later.'" NOT LIKELY. The Irishman wa,s relating his adventures in the jungle. "Ammunition, food and whisky had run out," he said, "and we were parched with thirst." "But wasn't there any water?" "Sure, but it was no time to be thinking of cleanliness."
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Hutt News, Volume 13, Issue 23, 15 November 1939, Page 7
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