WINELESS DINNERS.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THO "SPECTATOR."
zSin,—Your terse and timely article on this subject in the Spectator of February 7th, reminds me of an incident recently wecorded somewhere of one of our living Bishops, well known for his good sense and rare wit. He was staying at the house -of a county gentleman who posed, in the way you describe, 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 w4ters, the host, turning towards Iris 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 con- cession, 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 bed-
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