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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
January
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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In a New England courtrooin one afternoon au energetic counsel was setting forth in uo measured ternas his opiniou of eertain testimony which had been given by one of tho witnesses. As he talked he gesticulated freely and was particularly lavish in the use of the forefinger of his right hand, whioh assunied a decidedly threatening aspect as he progressed in his speech. Suddenly a tall, lank countrymau, who was riirectly in a line with this warning forefinger, rose from his seat amoug the jurymen. "I jest teil ye what 'tis, " said he. "I ain't done nothin I'rn ashamed of. I ain't done nothin no way of no kind, so fur's I know, an I ain't a-goin to set here an be abnsed. Ef you say another word, l'll jest light out fer home." "My dear sir, " stammered the counsel, "my remarks were not intended for any member of tho jury. They referred entirely to the witness. " "Well, then, you jest quit a-p'intin your flnger at me when you're talkin like that, " said the lank juryman without appearing to be muoh inollified by Mais statement. "If you do it agin, I'H oreak up bis 'ere court, or my namo ain't Joshuy Bowker. " And with a deterrained mien and flre in his eye Joshua Bowker at last subsided, and the counsel continued his harangue without further interruption. -

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