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Show Madame 8ans-Gene, In splto of all tho nursing and mourning In the city, Paris still retains re-tains a touch ot gnyoty, It- Is related that a certain lawyer of Paris, whoso delight It has always been to make Bolcmn folks lnugh, appeared the other oth-er day ns counsel for a woman charged with Bomo not too grave misdemeanor. mis-demeanor. Sho was only a washer-woman, washer-woman, sho was elderly and plain, nnd tho court was distinctly bored. "Gentlemen," tho lawyer cxclalmod suddenly, addressing tho bench, ''gentlemen, ''gen-tlemen, you cannot find myqliont guilty." "And why not?" asked tho presiding presid-ing magistrate somowhat sharply. "Becauso," camo tho smooth reply, "she washes for General Joffre, and It Is her glorious prlvllego at this moment mo-ment to be eoplng Into ono ot his handkorchlcfs." Tho entlro bench ot magistrates thereupon gave strict attention to the case. They not only found tho washerwoman wash-erwoman guilty as charged, but added ton days to her sentenco for stealing General Joffro's handkorchlcf. |