KNEW THE HAT.
The late Archbishop Thompson, of York, had a coachman who possessed many redeeming qualities to offset his over-fondness for liquor. Returning to his carriage from a country church festival one night, the Archbishop found the man was so intoxicated as to have no control of the horses. 1 He put the man inside the carriage and got on the box himself. . The entrance to the yard of the Archiepiscopal palace in York is very narrow ; and the Archbishop bumped the carriage first against one wall and then against the .ot,her. A groom came running stable, and taking in the situation, said in a shrill whisper :
“Hollo, Bill ! Drunk again—and blamed if you haven’t got the old cock's hat on."
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Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 21, 2 January 1907, Page 2
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122KNEW THE HAT. Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 21, 2 January 1907, Page 2
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