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Show nis TVife Fought for Illm. Noble Rush keeps a small oyster honsn at Washington, and is the husbHsa of a woman who believes in being a helpmeet with all the force of her vigorous character. charac-ter. The other day Noble got into trouble and the police court, lie was charged with keeping an unlicensed bar. His attorney failed to appear at the trial, and Mrs. Rush thereupon filled the legal breach with her portly presence. She allowed that o knew a thing or two about law herself, . :: J she 'defended her accused husband with the fierce vigor of an indignant woman. She accused the witnesses for the prosecution prose-cution of "prejurdy" and made an impassioned impas-sioned appeal to the judge, who was so affected af-fected that he let Mr. Noble Rush off with a fine of ?105 and costs. The defendant noted an appeal, and is credited with the thankless -remark that if he'd had two Wives "bessin' the job" he'd "got it in de leek fui lifexsure." |