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Show IN OBEDIENCE TO ORDERS French Boy Caused Merriment by Taking the Order of the Court Too Literally. A droll Incident Is reported as hav-In.g hav-In.g taken place in one of the provincial pro-vincial appeal courts In France. A boy, about 11, was summoned to give evidence, and his appearance was such as to move the whole court to laughler. He wore a long redingote, peculiar to the Basque country, and immense boots. His trousers, collar and hat were unquestionably those of a man. The court was convulsed, and the president asked the boy how he dared to treat the court in such a manner. The boy seemed as surprised as the president, and taking out the citation from his pocket, read the formula inviting in-viting him, "Comparaitre dans les affaires af-faires de son pcre." (To appear in his father's suit.) |