SHOOTING AT THE SAINTS
When the English and French were at war in colonial Canada, Admiral Phipps, in charge of the British Fleet, was ordered to anchor outside Quebec, a city on the St. Lawrence River. He was to wait the coming of British infantry and then join the land forces on attack. Arriving early, Admiral Phipps, an ardent nonconformist, was annoyed by the statues of the saints that adorned the roof and towers of the Catholic cathedral. So he spent his time shooting at them with the ships’ guns. How many he hit we don’t know, but history recorded that when the infantry arrived and the signal was given for attack, the admiral found himself out of ammunition. He had used it for shooting at the saints. From Come Alive With Illustrations by Dr. Leslie Flynn
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