excerpt from 'Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century' pp. 9 (152 words)
excerpt from 'Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century' pp. 9 (152 words)
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We had a regular attendant [at St George's Chapel) who never missed one service. He was a poor man named Leggett, an imbecile & was always called “Silly Billy” tho’ of course when speaking to him we always called him William. He was terribly teased by the Boys & Cabmen in the street who had only to say “The Devil’s coming” & he ran away as fast as he could. Rather dirty in his habits & really an idiot yet if you asked him to repeat any verse in the Bible or in the Psalms he would do so correctly. He always sat in the same seat & once or twice I remember he commenced to sing but was promptly stopped, tho’ you could always hear his voice in the Confession, Lord’s prayer etc etc. It was said that he regularly attended every Service for nearly 50 years.
We had a regular attendant [at St George's Chapel) who never missed one service. He was a poor man named Leggett, an imbecile & was always called “Silly Billy” tho’ of course when speaking to him we always called him William. He was terribly teased by the Boys & Cabmen in the street who had only to say “The Devil’s coming” & he ran away as fast as he could. Rather dirty in his habits & really an idiot yet if you asked him to repeat any verse in the Bible or in the Psalms he would do so correctly. He always sat in the same seat & once or twice I remember he commenced to sing but was promptly stopped, tho’ you could always hear his voice in the Confession, Lord’s prayer etc etc. It was said that he regularly attended every Service for nearly 50 years. |
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