snowyday Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 A missionary was preaching on one of the remote Pacific Islands, when he was captured by a skeptical cannibal chief. To his astonishment, he was not eaten, but allowed to go free, on condition that he carry a small sealed packet to a neighboring mountain chief. So grateful was the missionary that, when he encountered a detachment of English sailors he refused to accompany them to safer territory. He vowed that he would deliver the sealed packet as he had promised. But the commander of the English ship, being a man of action, asked to see the packet. When it was shown to him, without so much as a “by your leave,†he opened it. It contained some fragrant herbs, together with this brief message: “The bearer will be delicious with these.†* * * * from a 1949 newspaper snowyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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