"Owing to the continued illness of the Vicar, which we trust is
reaching its last stage, the services of the Church have been conducted
by the following," etc.
The Vicar, we understand, thinks this might have been more tactfully
worded.
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[Illustration: _Long-suffering Wife_ (_to amateur politician_). "OH, ALL
RIGHT. DON'T KEEP 'OLLERIN' AT ME ABOUT THE WAR AND THE GOVER'MENT! WHO DO
YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO--LORD DEVUMPORK?"]
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