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Show Qlad of Any Excuse. Judgo Uitrko'a long experience on j Iho bunch bus presented lo his notice many humorous Incidents well worth relating. Tho characters who aro habitually ha-bitually before bla honor for Intoxication Intoxi-cation often believe they can conciliate, concil-iate, tho Justice with a roady word or a plausible excuse. On a recent occasion occa-sion a victim was presented at tho bar, and the Judgo, looking at the rotund face of the defendunt, suit!: "Do you know what brought you hero?" "Yl, yer honor. Two policemen." "Did not drink have aomothlng to do with It?" frowning severely. "Yis. yer honor. They wore both drunk." "What alarted you on thla spree?" continued the Judge sharply. "Burn, yer honor, me llitlo pot dog died." "Nonsense! A man should look upon such things as trifles." "Sure, yor honor" coaxlngly "If ye wanted a spree yerself, ye would ho glad of any handle to turn the crank. Huston Post. |