Show A FISH BT ST RY the rev bev dr H M osborn of rondout is accas sed of telling the following among other stories about brother snyder a class cliss leader in his bis methodist church became he came to this count country ry when young and received a hymn hyen b book 9 bk from his big parents with the in injunction never neven to palt with it under any consideration while crossing the atlantic he made it a daily practice to read his much beloved book one morning while be was SQ so engaged the ship gave a lurch and the book dropped overboard the owner mourned its joss loss forgive for five days at the expiration of that time the sailors hauled a shark on board after it was cut open what should be seen glittering in tile the suns rays but the lost hymn book on being accused of joking the doctor docton declared that the hymn boor boos and AWI a written account of the incident were in the university at conn |