Three Women In Court

There was a jury trial in Justice nlley the other day, says the Detroit i'rea l'rass, in whieh ïiuarly a dozen people living in the western suburbs weru mixed up os plaintiffj, dofeudanta and wituesaos. Jt appeara tliat Mra. Blank ban'ovved a wasli-tub of Mrs, JLSrown, and whilo in posscssion of the borrowor a cow knocüed the bottoni out. AtXer a nei-j-hborhood quarrcl snit was brouht to recover the ainount. Mi'8. iilauk tlioreupou put iu as au olfset that alie had nursid the plaintitt' lor three daya and n;ueivod dj pay. "Nurse mei" eehoed tho dciemlant, "wliy sao did uothiug white she was thcre but hojf down oustard pia and tattlo about Llie nuixhbors." 'Cust;iil pie! ainl wlio lent you tho su.irai1 aiid es uid lard to uiaKe it'i" Blirieked tho oiliur. liis honor put hij foot down and patolioit up a tuinporary ruce aud tlio ulaiutitf look the stand to testil'y about Ieudillg tho tub aud what it was worth. hiio esuiolishtid the value at 76 cenu aud liere tho duiuudaut boilod over aud exolaimed.' "öovouty-fivo cents! AVhy both ear and tlio top hoop wore otl'! lt was tuo only tub suo had since her inarriae, and that was ten yeara a o." "And Fve had to luud u to you evcry Tuosdayall that thuel" rutorted the pl.uuUli'. His bonor securod silenco in the court aud tae de.euiant toom tho stuud md saiil th.it hoi1 services as nurite WCI'C Wortli ilt lt'USt $2. " What ailod the plamüff," asked tbc lawyer. "iVuil, I don't know as I oujht to iy that lier husband struck her with" "Don't yon claro sa y that P' Ínterrupteü tho pl;iiiiliff, "you Unow that I feil down the cunar süiirs! lL' my husb.uid hu me 011 tiic luad with u mwitp lat ter, aa yours did, 1 V' "Í objiioi," exolaiuied both lawyers in choros. "so do we" addod both fomalaa iu a breath. ilis honor pouneled tho dosk until everythiiíjf ratilod, and tiiou a wituess was put ou tiio stand to tc.stü'y that shu s.iw the tub vvliou it was leut and aain wliuu it hid boen danngod. Sae liad scarooly got started when tho defeudaat, whusu wituess sha was, callcd out: "Yoi are íiot swearing as youagrcod tol" "Ali ! ha ! I make a noto of that I" chuo.vlod onu oí thc lawyers. "Vour honor, I objoct!"' addcd Uí.o other. "And I wouldu't bclifvc the wituess undur oath !" put in tlio doi'oiidant. "Who wants yon U'í" squcjvked the wituo. "li l couldn't coinu hito court with auything better tlian a calicó drosa and a ten-cont lace collar, I wouldu't hold iny uflse so highl" "Tliús is too mach - ten tunes too much- and I want thia court-room cleared right out !" said his honor, aon) he jixed tho rrowd üuo Üie alley.