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Show Tin-: editor of an lOpiscopalian contemporary con-temporary prints the following story (as having been told by a friend in a private note) of a rural clergyman who had a fine surplice, which he carried with him on a visit to a clerical brother in the vicinity of. Boston. The Boston brother was so pleased with this garment that it was arranged arrang-ed that the rural brother should order one like it from the Philadelphia maker (who happened to be a sexton in that city), and have it marked C. O. D. After some .ime had elapsed, the sexton complained to the conn try clergyman who had ordered the surplice, sur-plice, that his city friend had not paid font. At the suggestion of tho iormer, who was not a iitlle surprised the bill was at once sent, and the payment pay-ment was promptly remitted.' "iNot very long alter this, a second visit was paid to the Boston divine, when, on entering the vestry-ronm and scenic him don his Lhiladclpinan-ruade surplice, the explanation of the misunderstanding mis-understanding aU.ut the payment was at once apparent. For there, on on the back of the u-arment, were distinctly dis-tinctly embroidered tho letters C. O D. ! The sexton had taken, the directions dir-ections htendlv, and the Boston cleryman was hnppy in the idea that his handsome surplice lore some new " advanced' legend. |