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Show A Saint's Skull. A saint's skull is soon to form the subject sub-ject of an action of law at Lyons. The saint in question is Jean Soanen. .j;o was bishop of Senez, in tho department of Basses-Al pea, during the reign of Louis Quinze. The skull was for many years in the possession of an ancient family, whose scion, however, disposed of it a short time ago with tome old lumber to a local fesder in brio-a-brac. He was at a loss to know what to do with the skull, when a broker, hearing .-. his dilemma, betliougbi ' 1 a devout lady-one lady-one of his customers who Oappened to be the proprietor of the lower jaw of the s&f stirae saint. The broker conducted the lady to the shop, and a bargain was con-ited whereby, on the payment of 40, she became the possessor of this additional ad-ditional relic. After tho lady had quitted quit-ted fhs house in triumph, with the bishop's bish-op's skull neatly packed up, the broker claimed half the money as the introducer, intro-ducer, and, the dealer havaib-efused to hand over more than 1, he is bringing the matter before the law courts. London Lon-don Globe. |
