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Show NOT LIKELY TO BE POPULAR. Scriptural Method of Carving Fowls Has Disadvantages. A scriptural method of carving fowls when In secular company was claimed by a witty monk who, having been asked to carvo ono day, said: "Inasmuch as you demand it, I will carve tho fowl according to biblical principles." "Yes," exclaimed tho hostess, "net according to tho scriptures." scrip-tures." The theologian thereforo began be-gan tho carving. Tho baron was ten-dcrod ten-dcrod tho head of tho fowl, tho baroness baron-ess tho neck, tho two daughters a wing apiece, and tho two sons a first Joint, tho monk retaining tho remainder. re-mainder. "According to what Interpretation Inter-pretation do you mnko such a division?" divis-ion?" Inquired tho host ot his confessor, con-fessor, as ho regarded tho monk's heaping plate, and tho sennt portions doled out to tho family. "From an Interpretation of my own," replied tho monk. "As tho master of your houso tho head belongs to you by right; tho baroness, being most near to you, should recelvo tho neck, which Is nearest tho head; In tho wings the young girls will rocognizo a symbol ot their mobllo thoughts, that fly from ono deslro to another; as to tho young barons, tho drum-strlcks drum-strlcks thoy havo received will remind re-mind them that thoy are responsible for supporting your houso, us tho legs of tho capon support tlio bird Itself." |