| Show ON JURY DUTY I low He Was Brought to See the Error of His Ways Hello cried the white haired passenger senger as his red whiskered friend entered tered the car at Cumberland street Glad to see you But whats the matter mat-ter with you Going to lose your fortune fort-une or your sleep Been on a jury briefly answered the red whiskered man Thats tough remarked the white haired passenger with a glance of deep sympathy Couldnt agree Is that it Yes mournfully replied the other IPm Well old fellow I can sympathize sym-pathize with you Ive been there Hardest job I ever tackled in my life How long were you out1 About sixteen hours Why you had a picnic cheerfully commented the white haired passenger I was on a jury ten years ago They kept us out three days and three nights One cuss wouldnt give in so the judge triea to starve us out Didnt get anything to eat interrupted inter-rupted the auburn bounded mouth Not a bite was the answer Not even water though nobody asked for that There were five flasks of whisky in the crowd and they didnt go very far for we wasted three of om trying to convert con-vert the fellow who held out The cross eyed constable at the door got tired and passed in some shooting irons We tried them but the cuss wouldnt budge At last we borrowed a rope and decided to tie him up and gag him while we went into court and gave a verdict The constable was with us I tell you Well sir when that fellow saw the rope he caved Got an idea we were about to hang him He expected to be shot but believed he wasnt for the reason that the pistols would make so much noise However he came over to our side just as we were about to gag him and said Gentlemen I dont mind being starwed to death or shot down like a man but I object to having my enemies going around after the funeral saying that I diedlike a horse thief The prisoner pris-oner is not guilty And that continued the white haired passenger is what I call doing jury duty Brooklyn Eagle |
