“SLIPPERY SAM”—BY THE VICAR
The villagers of Brockenhurst (Hants.) are proud of their vicar—the Rev. W. 11. ITaslam. He is a sleight-of-hand expert. It is an open secret. A programme for a concert at Botley announces proudly: “The Rev. W. Haslam will amuse you with legerdemain.” The light-fingered padre tells how he turned the tables on some cardsharpers in a train by palming a ten of spades in a game of “Slippery Sam.” He scooped the pool and handed back bis winnings with a lecture to the crestfallen crooks. Air Haslam developed his odd talent in his school and Cambridge days. “I have found it a most diverting and useful hobby in the social side of parish work,” he says. He won a first prize at a parish whist drive. Another time lie dealt himself a complete hand of trumps. Both by pure chance, of course.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 25 January 1934, Page 6
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