Hubby went to a Christian Brothers school and the kids feared the priests. They weren’t afraid to sock a kid in the nose. Not too many discipline problems, I guess.
This story was posted already two days ago from a different paper.Not more it’s the same story.
‘Are there no prisons?”
‘Plenty of prisons,’ said the gentleman, laying down the pen again.
‘And the Union workhouses.’ demanded Scrooge. ‘Are they still in operation?’
‘Both very busy, sir.’
‘Oh. I was afraid, from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course,’ said Scrooge. ‘I’m very glad to hear it.’