Odd Stories

Southland Times, Issue 19471, 26 November 1904, Page 3 (Supplement)

Odd Stories

♦ MARK TWAIN'S BUJLLDOU. As an English tourist was i-oss'ng Mark Twain's home near t loreiice last winter one of the humorist's dogs rushed out of the gate and barked savagely at the stronger. Mr Clemens called Uio animal back, and was about to apologise for the canine guardian's &iivnuosity, when the Britisher growled : "If 1 should kicii that brute, (don't you know, perhaps he'd stop. bwWDg <*t passers-by." " Well, maybe ha would," drawled Mr Clemens. "lie never attempts to bark when, he has his mouth full of meat." THERECITING NOTE. ' Dean Pigeon tells the- following :— At one of $he : , cathedrals the minor canon was ill and could not sing. A suffragan bishop Bad a good voice and volunteered to sing the litany. "Go," Le said to the verger, "and tell the organist that I will -sing the litany, and ask him to give me the reciting note. " Please sir," said the verger to the organist, " the bishop has sent me to you to bay that he will sing the litany." "All right," said -the organist. Seeing the verger remain, lie said, "You need not stay." " Please, sir, the bishop asked mo to ask you if you would give him v something— I/dian't quite catch— note." " You jnean the -reciting note?" " That's it, sir — that's it-" Seeing the verger still remaining, he said, " You ueed not stay." To which the verger said, *' l'Jease, sir, j shall I take it to his lordship. "-