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Show I POOR BUT AN HONEST MAN. Bishop Potter Tells How He Once " Was Accused of Pilfering. Elshop Potter, the head of the Episcopal church Jn this city, is not averse to telling tell-ing stories on himself, and at the luncheon that followed a recent deaconry meeting In his dloceso he related moro than one that put tlic laiich on him. Mention being be-ing made of Ida, alleged theft of a toilet set. he laughed and said: "The story Is true. I was on one of my trips and stayed with somo friends over niRliL They had mndo nvcry effort to make mo comfortable, among other things placing on my bureau a beautiful silver-mounted silver-mounted toilet set. I had my own old set with me, and, being like King James in preferring old friends to new ones, I put Xht silver set away and used my own. "Two days, later I received a telegram from my friend about like this: "Where la the silver dressing set that was In your room?' Then I remembered that I had not rOHtored the set to Its original place and telegraphed back: 'Am poor, but honest. Look In upper drawer of bureau.' Thoy must havo found the articles, for I havo not been arrested for Bteallng them." When this explanation had been accepted accept-ed the bishop told this on himself: "On anothor trip I visited an old friend In an up-State parish. lie was a bachelor, whoso housekeeper was a typical old Southern 'mammy,' whom ho had brought Xorth with him. He made mo comfortable and I went farther on my vlsltutions, stopping again with him for luncheon on my way buck to tho city. He whs a Utile Ut-ile embarrassed at something or other and finally confldfcd his trouble to me. " 'You , know,' he said, 'that T am a bachelor. Well, I havo tho troubles of a bachelor. When you said you would stav over idght I found that I had no Bhpcti for your bed!' I hurried out and borrowed a pair from n friend, without mammv's knowledge. My friend enme In after you had gone and took the sheets back with him. This morning mammy came in to my st-jdy with rage In her eyes, " "What's tho matter, raammV" I naked, and hIio controlled her anger lonir enough to sa : .. . .. .Pe like you have mighty queer people In dat church o' yourn, Marso (teorge! Dat dens bishop man's dono gone off wiv.do very sheets often de bed, dat he has"' " "But," ns I aald before," concluded the bishop .earnestly. "I am really poor, but honest." New York Mail. |