Weeping Bishop

[Boon Mee]

For years, the campanile rang beautifully, under the guidance of a

master bell ringer. But one day, the bell ringer fell from the tower,

dying instantly. The distraught bishop advertised for a replacement.

The next day, the bell ringer's brother appeared and requested an

audition. The bishop sadly took him to the tower. As the man bent to

lift the hammer, he suffered a heart attack. He, too, plunged to his

death. A monk ran up the stairs and said to the bishop, "My God! How

terrible! What was his name?" Replied the weeping bishop, "

I don't know, but he's a dead ringer for his brother!"