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Show Hfcest Scene is a London Criminal Crimi-nal Court. Kiting young counsel croai examining a witness: ".Now, air. what do you eay your name ia '!" i "Moies Israels. " "And where do you state you live?" "Petticoat btrie." "What do you do there '! : Wh'U is your profession ?" "I am a deukr in c!o:h." ' (Jj, a dealer in cloth! Are you in a Urge way ot ! business ? Dj vou deil in lure pieces !or small pieces ? ' "i deal principally in made-up pieces." ' Oh, I see I In , .short, you u:o au old clothes dealer ?'' ! "l' 11, ennie people call me bo." "Now, sir. mihl 1 ak what your religion id?'' (he had not heeu iu ! court whpn Ihe oath waa administered) adminis-tered) The witness burst out laugh-j laugh-j iug. "Look here you asks me my name, and I tells you Moses Israels; you (irka me my address, and 1 telle you Petticoat lane, you asks me my profession, and 1 tells you an old clothes dealer; and now you asks mo my religion why, A Quaker of course !" |