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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 6 March 1912, Page 5

In tlie "Life Story of Pierpont J. Morgan," bv Carl Hovey, is given a story told by Bishop Poller. He had been spending a Sunday afternoon with Mr. Morgan at Highland Falls. . He Wanted to qjo early, and lie remarked that lie would have to take a local train which, left , b'efqrg supper. "Oh, no,'' said the financier, "'there's afte? that one. Of 'course you'll per.": "I doiftsee afiy. the .bishop, '.'aii'S I really must gfef'to town to conduct an evening service." "There's an express," replied his host, disposing, of the matter; "I'll have, it istopped for you." Mr. Moijgaii drove the bishop to the station, but thi>y ; found the door locked and that the agent had gone for the niglit. The sound of an approaching train was lie'fird. "Break in the door," said Mr. Morgan to. his coachman, impatiently, "cet-a bitr stane and smash it !" He and. his visitor got out of the carriage . aVid .looked onj finally the door save way. Mr. Morgan went inside and after scratching a.number of matches found a lantern and.lit it. "All right, Bisliop," he called cheerfully ; "come ahead," and lie walked on t£> the middle of the track and waved the light. The train stopped. The conductor was furious. Mi*. Mor-' gan told him who lie. was. but this made 110 difference, and Mr Morgan paid no attention to him. "All right, Bishop, , he said gently, ricrht in the caboose, and ride to York," which the Bishop did. Tlie drill instructors connected with the Christcjiurch Defence Office notice a great difference between the youths of the town and those of the country (states a local paper). The former, they are eager to seize npon the slightest pretext to avoid a parade, wliile the latter grumble that the parades are not long enough, though they may have had to ride ten or a dozen miles to get .to them. 111 one case on the Peninsula a lad rode twentynine mUes to tako the oath of allegiance. The difference is hard to understand, the only likely explanation being that those in the country come less within the pernicious influence of agitators. From the first tha success of "Truth" was never in question. Mr. Tjabouchere began life witli a fortune of £200,000, but "Truth" never cost more than the £5-note which was paid foi' the design on the cover. It was a paying concern from the first, to which he devoted an •enormous amount <>"f work. After the difference with Yates which ended "Labouchere's relations with th*> World, ihp latter was n c ked what "Truth ' wns poing to be. His repjy, in itself sufficient to stamp a man as a witty conversationalist was. " j= to be another and a better 'World.