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Show Misplaced Words. A man was brought before a police court charged with abusing his team, and using loud and profane language-on language-on the street. One of the witnesses was a pious old negro, who was submitted sub-mitted to a short cross-examination. "Did the defendant use improper language while he was beating his. horse?" asked the lawyer. "Well, he talk mighty loud, sah." "Did he indulge in profanity?" The witness seemed puzzled. The' lawyer put the question iu another way. "What I mean, Uncle Ans, is did he. use words that would be proper for your minister to use in a sermon?" "Oh, yes, suh, yes, suh," the old man. replied, with a grin that revealed the full width of his immense mouth, "but. dey'd have to be 'ranged diff'runt." |