The news of Wellington's victory at Waterloo was brought by sailing ship to the south coast of England. From there by semaphore it was wig-wagged over land toward London. Finally the message reached the roof of Winchester Cathedral: "Wellington defeated."
A heavy fog covered the landscape and the signals from view. The sad news was relayed to London, plunging the citizens into a deep gloom.
In a short time, the fog lifted and the remainder of the message came through: "Wellington defeated the enemy."
Quickly the news raced on... lifting gloomy hearts from sadness to joy. Similarly, that is a picture of Good Friday's... Christ defeated"... to Easter's more complete: "Christ defeated the enemy."
- Tonne
Source: from the Book 1000 Stories you can use (Volume Two) by Frank Mihalic, SVD *743
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