The Archive · 1931

A Parson's Story

Ar Tuesday's Rotary Club ifn the Rev. E. W. Luccock's talk startced very late, as there had been jereat deal of business before the meeting. He therefore said to those present "You are all busy men, and the hour is late, so you can leave! jeany if you like: I have no objection whatever, I have a friend! who ix a parson, In his congregation there was a man who would always leave the church five minutes after the parson's address commenced, and when asked regarding his unusual behaviour the man replied "I always seem to get filled up in five minutes' Shortly afterwares the man died, and the parson asked for an autopsy to cee it there was anything peculiar about, the man. There was. The doctor found! that four-fifths of the man's brain had become grown over with a covering of hard bone. Now, as I said ut first, if you want to lea this tiffin earls, I have no objection whatever." There was a roar. of Jacghter, and Mr. Luecock got down to more serious matters. Not a man left early, although it was 2 Pam, before he brought his talk to an end Lima Lima, recently the scene of fight ing in the South American unrest, represents in one sense the triumph. of a conquered nation. When Pizarro founded his new Peruvian capital he called it Ciudad de los Reyes—City of the—Kings—in

was made at the Feast of Epiphany honour of the fact thatthe decision But even in the Seat gem:

this name disappeared for ever in favour of Lima, which was 'a Spanish corruption of the Indian pume Rimac, The city so ambitious ly founded by the conqueror was destined to see his end later, when he of his life at the hands of the Almagro faction. "What ho, traitors!" he eried, "have you come to kill me in my own house?" Then, he was beaten down, he traced a cross with his finger on the bloody floor and, bending to kiss it, ree ceived a stroke which killed him, for Sin ne fact that Sin, Shocking, nghai and Singapore begin with S. is quite sufficient for the misguided scenario writer, Shang hai has had its turn and this plaint from the "Straits Times" should evoke that wondrous kindness that fellowship in misfortune inspires producer, who usually as The fact thatthe Anelenn The Ortene lis "auth {orm photographers, cost therrert of his Nrelinge frequently used pure, of 'Hllywand' stockeinstrade, Wi a frequently" used part of Hollywo werer m mysterious put it, focus of the criminality of the Bust"

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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