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The earliest Anglican minister’s name which I can remember was a Mr. Stone. He lived in Wilberforce. I suppose I was probably 10 or 12 years of age when Dad (Alex McCrea) took us to a concert in the Orange Hall put on by the young people of Wilberforce under the direction of Mr. Stone. I think that particular concert stands out in my memory because of a song they sang which we enjoyed trying to sing afterward:

Mr. Stone from Wilberforce
Drives a crooked legg’d horse
Chew tobacco, chew tobacco
Spit, spit, spit

Audrey Mulloy from Wilberforce
Thinks she’s pretty nice of course
Chew tobacco, chew tobacco
Spit, spit spit (and so it went…)

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