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Show MTWITHMURPHYS Minister Knocked Out a Refractory Layman Who Had Challenged Chal-lenged Him. G AS USED IN AMERICA and the Pig-A Story by 'Gene Field -Cure for Diptheria A White Deer. "ounty Carlow, Ireland, an ag-& ag-& member of a certain congrega-tclining congrega-tclining to accept his parson's as- that he was not one of a set "f Me sinners rather pointedly re- t in the Sunday sermon, chal-his chal-his vicar to personal combat, and I Irira his choice of weapons The nge was accepted, tho clergyman iug, however, to use such secular swords or pistols, but expressing iUingness to try a novel kind of nition i. e., raw potatoes to be s missiles, the bigger the better .' morning on which the novel duel (need was as raw as the potatoes, 'ay in a heap by the side of each taut. The potatoes were to be alternately. The cldlenger com-id, com-id, and missed. The clergyman, ? calmly and scientifically, raised "S first shot a bump upon his op-'9 op-'9 forehead almost as large as the e which caused it. The layman )ly lost his temper, and aimed and recklessly, hitting the seconds hissing the vicar with great regu- Tlie vicar, feeling that he could to be magnanimous, put down hig ' advanced to his aggrieved par-;'r. par-;'r. held out his hand, and said: ''Mr. O'R., I think we're a couple 'Jti Let us shake hands and bs and utilize these vegetables for Peaceful purpose at dinner to--Leeds Mercury. |