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Show i i ! 7 i A JUsfiriABLEOASC. Ills Honor lob'y Knew How It Was lltinteir. Tho priwner nnd tho prosecuting witness were In tho stuffy court room mopping' their brows, the pollco oOl-ecrs oOl-ecrs wero dripping and tho augunt court on the bench was pnddllng tho suffocating uir with n pnlmlcaf, Kiy tliGvtrolt 1 roe Pres. yi just plele d tlieeo two up on tile WlTcet fightin', ycr honor," exclaimed tho officer. "Ah?"' queried the eourt, looking at tho battered eye of the witness. "I vtman tdolng a thing, your honor," said Uto wltuess, "but I just pnssod liltu th time of day, whon ho up and biffed mo In the oye." "The aiwanlt was entirely unprovoked?" unpro-voked?" said the judgo; holding up his hand wtirningly for tho other to keep still. "Yos, your honor, It was." "Now what have yon to sny, sir?" tho court mid, sternly, turning to tho prisoner. "Well, yotir honor," replied tho offender, of-fender, "I was coming along, picking tho shadiest place on tho street, when I met this man bore, and 1 raid 'Hood morning' to him nH pollto ns 1 knew how, and without a word of warning ho saya to me: 'Is this hot enough for you?' and 1 up nnd biffed blm one in" "Thot'H enough!" Interrupted tli court; "tho cavi Is dismissed." |