Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1911 — THE BISHOP AND THE DRUGGIST [ARTICLE]

THE BISHOP AND THE DRUGGIST

To the Young Man’s Disappointment the Joke Was on Him. One day a bishop chanced into the shop of a druggist who was very fond, of a joke—on somebody else. The druggist, wishing to have a joke at the bishop's expense, asked: "Bishop, can you ten me the difference between an ass and a bishop?" ’ The bishop could not , .-"Well," said the druggist, smiling all over, “an ass carries its cross (burden) upon its back, but a bishop carries his cross (of gold) on his breast" . “Very good," replied the bishop, and then continued: "Now then, my friend, can you tell me the difference between an ass and a druggist?" After some hesitation the druggist answered: “No, sir, I can’t" . “Neither can I," retorted the bishop as he walked out