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Show Lawyer and Witness. A certain Mr. H. waa a sharp lawyer law-yer and Invariably retained In criminal crim-inal cases, where bis peculiar abilities wera deemed likely to benefit bla client write a contributor to th Woekly Bouquet. Old Mr. L., th widow of a small farmer, waa remarkable remark-able for hor plalnnnei In spnocb and manner, and sh waa on of th cut aort The old woman waa an Important Import-ant witness for th prosecution In which H. defended tba evil-doer. Her testimony bore hard upon th piia-onsr, piia-onsr, and In tha cross iamlnation H. endoavered In vain to confuaa or Irrltat her. At length, turning abruptly to tha witness, hs ((.claimed, "Madam, you have brass enough In your fac to make a twelve-quart pall!" "Yea," replied th wltneaa, "and yon hare got aaaa enough In your head to nil Itl" Tba lawyer had dona with that wltneaa. |