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Show Retort Something of a Reflection on Bishop A geographer, at a geographers' banquet In Boston, told a story about Sir Richard Burton, the famous fa-mous explorer, linguist, translator and what-not. "Burton," he began, "made the acquaintance of a bishop on a voyage voy-age home from India, and the two men got on well together, notwithstanding notwith-standing the difference In their beliefs. be-liefs. "The bishop, as they sat on deck one morning, pointed up toward half a dozen tame monkeys that were climbing In the rigging and said: "'There, Captuln Burton' Burton Bur-ton was only a captain then 'there are the folk you are descended from.' "Burton looked at the monkeys, then he looked at the bishop. "Well, bishop,' lie sold, "I at least have made some progress, but you, who are descended from the angels how ubout you?'" Detroit Free Press. |