WHY SHE SANG THE HYMN.
A wkll-know.v bishop, relates that he was in a small country town where, owing to the scarcity of good servants, most of the ladies preferred to do their own work. He was awakened quite early by the tones of a soprano voice singing "■ Nearer My (Sod, to Thee!" As the bishop lay in bed he meditated upon the piety which his hostess must possess which enabled her to go about her task early in the morning singing such a noble hymn. At breakfast he spoke to her about it, and' told her how pleased he was. "Oh, law," she replied, "that's the hymn I boil the eggs by; three verses for soft and five for hard."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13647, 15 January 1908, Page 9
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121WHY SHE SANG THE HYMN. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13647, 15 January 1908, Page 9
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