times the hour was spent in Church at a "Family Eucharist", or Father Tanton himself would come into either sehoolroom and take over the alloted hour of religious instruction.

One one particular occasion, unknown to anyone, Father Tanton entered the "big room" wearing for the first time a new biretta. The scholars, thinking this strange hat was the priest's idea of a joke, burst into gales of laughter. Father Tanton looked dismayed; but, after a moment, and with all the aplomb he could muster, he took off the biretta, held it at arm's length, studied it up and down, and declared, "Yes, it is a funny thing, isn't it?"

In time this head covering was accepted as suited to him - although I never heard ofit being laughed at anywhere else but Mushaboom.

(Contributed by Jim Hump/tries) 7. Thank God for an Anglican Bootlegger.

The people of Mushaboom were very much aware ofthe need to have a minister of the Faith present at the hour of death, and they expected him to give the individual about to depart this life Holy Communion. This held true even for many who seldom darkened the Church door.

One Christmas holiday, just as Father Tanton and I settled down for some discussion at the Rectory in Tangier, he was summoned to Mushaboom to give Communion to an aged parishioner whose death was seemingly imminent. Without delay both of us set out for the home in question. We arrived, and Father Tanton began to set up for Communion only to discover that in the haste of our departure he had left the wine behind in the Rectory. Nothing daunted, he gave me a dollar on the sly, telling me to get myself to the local bootleggcr nearby and purchase a bottle ofwine.

The bootlegger (who was a devoted churehgoer) laughed when I told her that the wine was needed for a private Communion. She gave me the bottle for nothing, saying ”Wish old Tanton a Happy Christmas!" It was no secret in the Parish that the Rector was fond ofa nip!

(Contributed by Jim H umphries) 8. Smoking Them Out.

One Sunday an extreme "high church" visitor came along with Father Tanton to Mushaboom to attend a celebration of the Eucharist.

Unknown to anyone, including the Rector himself, the visitor had with

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