Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1891 — A Bishop’s Tit-for-Tat. [ARTICLE]

A Bishop’s Tit-for-Tat.

A capital story is told of one of our leading bishops, well known for his good sense and rare wit, says the London Spectator. He was staying at the house of a country gentleman who posed as an ardent total abstainer. During dinner on the first day of the bishop’s visit, there being nothing to drink on the table besides syrups and mineral waters, the host, turning toward his reverend guest, said in an undertone: “My lord, you will find some wine in your bedroom.” The bishop, with characteristic taste, briefly acknowledged this curious concession, and partook of the refreshment placed before him. Some short while after this the bishop received his teetotaler friend with becoming hospitality at the palace on a return visit. During dinner his lordship quietly remarked to his guest: “Mr. So-and-so, you will find some water in your bedroom.”