THE CRICKETER CURATE.
Reading edition
"We don't care much about the preaching but what we want in the Curate is a good break to the off."
Cricket is the nicest, best and most gentlemanly exercise in Great Britain. How general is the love of cricket is shown by the story of some parishioners who, when asked by their Vicar what sort of a Curate they would like, said:—"We don't care much about the preaching, but what we want in the Curate is a good break to the off."