HUMOUROUS MISTAKE.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12771, 18 April 1910, Page 4

HUMOUROUS MISTAKE.

I was at my hotel in Ottawa, tho ■ morning after I had lectured at the | Opera, Houso on the "Humours of ) Parliament." An eminent Canadian divine was ushered into my quarters, . j and addressing mc, said : — | , "Allow me to introduce myself, and j to say that I listened with tho greatest pleasure and profit to your most admirable discourse last evening." I bowed my very best. "I must say," continued^ the rev. gentleman, "that your efforts in the cause of Christianity in this city are marked by a fervour and earnestness that oannot fail to convert." . "Really," I said, "you flatter me." "Ah, no, sir; you are one of the brave soldiers of Christianity, who march through the world addressing I huge audiences and influencing the masses, taking life seriously and denouncing frivolity and worldliness." "Well," T said, "I don't think I. do any harm, but I must disclaim for my poor efforts to amuse " "Amuse, sir," repeated the astonished divine. "Surely am I speaking to the gentleman whose stirring discourse it was my good fortune to listen to last evening -in Dominion . Church P" "No, sir, I was in the Grand Opera | " House." ' -.-■■■ | "Then you are not Dr. Munhall, the , Revivalist?" "Bless, you, no, sir. lam Furniss, the caricaturist." . I "Good gracious ! They have brought ' me to the wrong room !" i

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