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Show Up-to-Date Excuse. H ThomaH Joacs, a citizen of dusky hue, was In tlio dock at tho police court at WashltiEton a day or two aso jH to answer a charge of stealing an over- M coat. It warcn't no uso fo' Thomas to iH try to slip off tho coat and blatno fo 11 tho wholo occurrence, because ho was Jil wearing tlio pilfered garment when ar- H rested. !H "Why did you tako It?" quprled the IH Judge as tho prisoner was arraigned H and, perhaps, pleaded guilty. H "I cay n't tell you' fo' sure, plcaso yor iH onncr, exccptln' I'to got 'teinpercry' In- ,M ganlty and tho uu'ritten law." JH 9 x iT.. .B |