Show he bit ex police commissioner gingham bingham of new york said bald ot of graft at a recent dinner the grafter so easily caught lie he quite so naive as aa an old follow fellow they used to tell about in andover this old fellow was suspected ot 0 tampering with the church collections A couple of clumsy traps that were set for him alm failed to work then one daya young deacon walked past his bla house leading a new horse n fine horse deacon tho the old fellow shouted did you buy him anthe fair yes said the deacon then as the other came nearer he added 1 I bought him with my pickings out of 0 the collection plate the old man looked horrified good grac gracious loust t he said ive olten often taken enough myself to buy a hat or a pair of trousers but deacon in enough to buy a horse aint ye com committing mittin a positive sin I 1 |