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The parish tea was over and l the curate stood up to say .a few words to. the recipients before they He spoke in eloquent terms of the impecuniosity of curates in S^eval then went on to say m, apparently touching tones: "Why, «f n , before you now, I have only half a shirt to A n feT*Tdavs later the reverend gentleman received a containing half a dozen new shirts, accompanied bv a card bearing the name of one of his fair (though, alas!, no longer young) parishioners At the earliest Opportunity he' called upon the lady and thanked her for her gift, and then proceeded to ask what had prompted the kind action. _ "Why," she replied, "you told us ' the other night that you only had half a shirt to your back." - tt True," answered he, but the other half was in front."— " Tatler."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8249, 23 February 1905, Page 4
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148THE OTHER HALF. Star (Christchurch), Issue 8249, 23 February 1905, Page 4
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