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Clergyman's Fun.

 Much more attention than usually falls to the lot of magazine articles was arrested by series of comic poems, called The lugolds. by Legends,' which appeared few years ago iss Bentley's Miscellany. Mirih-raising in their narrative effect, they were marked by a singular aptness on the part of the author for the adroit use of the cant language of the day, and the management of out-of- the-way metres and rhymes. Some other features there were, indicating genius O: no cetH- mon stamp; and disrespectiul, it might be said, to many of the common proprielies of literature and the world, but which more than made up for everything by such an exubcr- ance Of droliery, as perhaps IS not to be ob- tained upon any terms, and is almost worth having upon any. In time, II became known that the Thomas lngoldsby set forward us the author of these Legends, was no other than the Rev. R. H. Barham, one of the clergy of St. Paul's cathedral, man of the most perfect responsibility in his ordinary eharac- ter, at ihe same time thai, from his cheerful and amiablo disposition, he was the delight of his family and friends 4 lcng life was not vouchsaied to this sstimable person; he died in June, 1915, al the age of 2, anG his son has now published all ample memoir of lis life, preiacing third collected series Of his Legends

 The memoir abounds in rncy anecdotes, some of which ate extracted from letters and diaries of MT. Barham. He tells several cu- rions ones with regard to strange custom of the rude peasantry of Kent, who, mean. ing nothing bul kindness. would use means lo accelerate the exit of such friends as were dying hard. man, stretched on dealh- bed of game feathers, which are supposed to be unfavofabie tc easy death, seemed us Il he never ,coaid go---'So,' said h,s wife, i've pulled bed away, and then lusi piaehed his nose tight with one hand, and shut his mouth close with the rolher, aud, poor dear. he went off like a lambp Another woman told with great complacency how, when her chl,l's case had been pronounced hopFiess, and seeing nothing would ease him, we was forced to sqadge him nailer the blaakets.'- These facts are new 10 us, and they give ad- di,ional credibiliiy to what we long ago-hearti regarding the Shetland peasaairy Of past times, upon apparently good authority. h was stated that in this northern region. when dying persons fingered long, and particularly when they appeared tn pain, il was customary to lay pillow gently over their mouths by