Show fv Y p A he bit ex police commissioner bingham of now new york said of graft at a recent dinner the grafter GO co easily caught he quite so rialdo kaivo as an old fellow they used to tell about in andover this old fellow was suspected of tampering with the church collections A couple of clumsy traps that were set for him failed to work then one day a young deacon walked past his house leading a now horse a fine horse deacon the old fellow shouted did you buy him at the fair yes said the deacon then as the other came nearer lie he added 1 I bought him with my pickings out of the collection plate the old man looked horrified good gracious he said ive 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 |