WHERE HE FAILED.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 19, 7 May 1892, Page 486

WHERE HE FAILED.

He bad chased the merry football Over many a gory field, He could stand behind a batsman ’Gainst all bowlers wickets keep. In a pugilistic contest He was held among the best; He could mingle in a riot And enjov it too with zest; But his fine physique was ruined— Crushed in a most brutal way, When his wife took him out shopping On a ladies’ bargain day.

Another story about the late Mr Spurgeon. He was once, so it is said, addressing a Sunday school on the )<*sson of the day, which happened to be ‘Jacob’s Ladder.* He got along swimmingly until a little urchin ip one of the back seats squeaked out: ‘Why did the angels have

to have a ladder when they had wings?’ After the inevitable laugh had subsided, Mr Spurgeon said: * Well, that is a fair question, who can answer it ?’ There was a pause, and then up went a pudgy fist. • Well, my little man,’ asked the great preacher, * why was it ?’ * 1 s’po-e they was a-monltin’,’ was the astonishing reply, and the address was concluded.