EVIDENCE.
A certain man in literature prided himself on his capacity for always being ‘on the spot.’ It is not always possible, thonght he, to be clever or powerful, but one can at least be ready. Said an honest Marshfield farmer in 1776, as be met the clergyman of the village very early in the opening day : * Ah, good mornin’, parson I Another fine day.' Then he nodded his head significantly toward the sun, just appearing above the cloudless horizon of Massachusetts Bay, and added : * They do say the airtb moves and the sun stands still ; but you and I, parson, we git up airly, and we tee it rise !’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue XX, 19 May 1894, Page 461
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110EVIDENCE. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue XX, 19 May 1894, Page 461
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