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Show The Swineherd. This story is being told of a certain bishop who has a pleasant habit of chatting with anybody he may meet during his country walks. The other day he came across a lad who was looking after some pigs by the roadside, and the bishop paused to ask him what he was doing, that being his usual opening to conversation. conversa-tion. "Moindin' swine," the lad replied stolidly. The bishop nodded his head thoughtfully. thought-fully. "Ah, is that so?" he comment- , ed. "And how much do you earn a week?" "Two shiilln's," was the reply. "Only two shillings," remarked the bishop; then he continued pleasantly, "I, too, am a shepherd, but I get more than two shillings." The lad looked at him seriously for a minute, then he said slowly: "Mebbe you gets more swine nor me to moind!" Pearson's Weekly. |