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Show WALT MASON .11 MB I Is SLOW. Augustus Crawfish took a gun, and slew his neighbor. Jabes Spry; ho doubtless did It ju-,t for fun I know-no know-no . other reason why. When man has nothing sane to do the time hangs heavy on his hands, and so he kill-a kill-a friend or two. and later in tho dock he BtsndS. And there Augustus took h plate, nd through long weary weeks was tried it was a celebrated afee and experts rone and testified, and witnesses in drowsy herds blew Into court to have their 8ay, and learned attorneys, who wero blrdb, talked hours and days and weeks away. At last the Jury had a chance and found Dim guilty of the crime; Augustus, then, it seemed might dunce on air at Borne appointed time But LO, his leai ned attorneys saw a misplaced comma in some writ, de- lared Jt was a fatal flaw, and pawed 1 the floor and threw a fit. The Jurist listened to their burst of eloquence, and took a pen, and wrote, "The Judgment Judg-ment is reversed Augustus must be tried again.'' The second trial, of snail like Speed became a chestnut and a bore, ahd M"-'n lne llry disagreed. I und Crawfish must be tried once more. ThlsTjrahes: spry has long been dead, long since ho closed life's little page; his elayer yet will die in bed: of ailments Incident to age. |