TWO ANECDOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VII, Issue 11, 14 March 1891, Page 20

TWO ANECDOTES.

There is a good story told of I he Duke of Northumberland, who is said when he travels on the local railway to travel third-class. The officials, not liking this, tried to make him give up the habit, so filled his compartment with chimneysweeps carrying sacks of soot; but when the duke arrived at his destination Re took the sweeps to the booking office and bought them'each a first class tickfet back again, and put one in each first-class carriage, sacks and all. After this they gave up trying to make him travel first-class. This suggests the story about the Bishop of Newcastle, who. early in his career as a bishop, sometimes travelled thirdclass to mix with the lower orders. A pitman was one day his companion in a third class carriage. Talk commenced, and the miner put the query, ‘ Noo aw’s warnd yer a country curate.’

The bishop, surprised and not altogether pleased, replied. ‘ No, I once was.’ The miner believing the bishop had come down in the world, ‘Aye, aye, i’ll just be drink agyen, my gox.’ Further explanations were necessary under the circumstances. ' ~ '