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Show CHIP JON PARSON'S SHOULDER. Naiad F.alHh Corsjmaa Alamja n-Inard n-Inard to ll II n I Ud Ilev Forbes Phillips better known to the reading public by his nom de plume of Athol Forbes hss a very vivid and distinct personality He Is not In the remotest sense of the word a conventional cleric A thorough bulldog to look at very broad and thick set with a tremendous head, A massive clean shaven face and twinkling twink-ling humorous eyes ho Is the picture of one of Levers Irish priests He Is not popular among some of his brother parsons whose composure he has a trick of ruftllng at time, while his defiance de-fiance of tho higher powers hns often fluttered Episcopal devotee Ho Is n hero among tho flsher-folk with whom his lot Is cast, and whon he comes to Iindon Is a prime favorite In Tils own bohemlan literary set If ever It were truo that n house to house going parson par-son makes a church going people It Is truo In tho caso of tho vicar of Oorleston, whoso church a very largo and beautiful building Is crammed from ehd to end every Sunday morning nnd evening Mr Phillips Is n lino preacher thoughtful Interesting and original, with n quiet penetrating volco nnd an Imperturbable manner that compels and rivets tho ntlentlon ot his hearers 'Ono pleasing little, custom when I first arrived at Oorleeton," hp onco wrote to n friend of mind, "was to threaten tho vicar with a horso whipping when ho orfondoil any of tho local big-wigs I had not been long, hero before I fell Into dlsgrnco by finding find-ing fault with tho management of a public Institution Tho chairman camo tip to mo n a mooting and said slink-Imr slink-Imr his list In my race 'Unless you nt I onco withdraw jour statement and I wrlto mo an npology and glvo f to tho Institution of which I am hoaii. I will rlvo )ou n d d good horso- whipping 'Thanks,' I replied. 'I'll tako tho horsewhipping, and If I don't send you homo In a cab I will apolo giro and glvo you 10 for your pro-clous pro-clous Institution.' This was something quite now In tho annals ot Oorleeton nnd, horsewhipping as nn Institution In tho parish has alnco died qulto out of fashion." |
