Show MARY MAKY GRAHAM TOAD the toads are very solemn and very and their lawyers lire are the hie finest in the animal world one day last june a toad named had accidentally stepped on and killed a smaller toad named jody it was well known in the toad that and jody lind had been bitter ener enemies nies so it was a question ot of great doubt among many as to whether it had buds fo mother lother been an accident or whether r had really meant to murder jod jody Y i A day was set aside for a trial and all the toads from far and near planned to be present for they were I 1 I 1 much impressed by trials I 1 i toads are for the most part so I 1 good and well behaved that when anything thin dreadful happens among them they they are very much shocked I 1 toad came of such fine parents that every one felt nery ery sorry I 1 for them and did everything they could to comfort them telling theme that would come out all right and be a finer toad in consequence at last lie hie day set aside for the hie trial came and all the toads were there near thi alia judges box sat buds mother and daddy ills mother looked very nervous and every few moments she would bring forth from her pocket a green handkerchief and dry the tears from her great bi big eyes buds daddy coughed to keep back the sobs that lie he felt in his throat A constant murmur of whispers whimpers could be heard from aroi n the fhe portion of the court courteous bous e where all the toads sat for they kept talking among themselves wondering what the result would be cut but soon the judge a fine In looking oking big toad stopped stepped into his box bo with ith the jury about him and in front stood the trembling quaking with fear and looking at the ground as he be was too loo ashamed to face the crowd the judge began to speak in a clear voice ladies ladics and gentlemen my jury bill be out of court for fifteen minutes they will leave now at the end of that time they will tell us the result of the trial the fifteen minutes seemed like hours but at last the twelve toads of the jury came lack back and handed to the judge a slip of paper leaf the judge arose N again and said it has been decided that is not dot guilty at this burst into sobs and cried it is true I 1 did not mean to do 71 now said the judge it will be a lesson to 3 au you can be good the judge arose to your enemies as well as to our friends this was tile the end of buds trial lie lived to be a one highly respect ed todd toad but lie he could never bov forget et about poor jody hom he had accidentally killed |