Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-16

prosecution in the Police Court in Cleve-
land against John Wendal. On the trial
VIM. Davis was principle witness sor the
prosecution, and made the case strong against
the defendant. Mr.. c., the attorney
of the defendant took HIM on hand for cross
examination as follows.
care you in any manner related to the
prosecuting witness?"
eyes"
s.How?''
eve are brothers-in- law"
lyon can go down. sir.''
Mr.. c. then called up and exhausted
about dezen witnesses, who swore that
VIM. Davis and the prosecuting witness were
father and son. This was clinchipg testi-
mony, but Mr.. c. was calling another
witness yet when the Judge said.
IN. c. there is no use calling any
more witnesses, to that point. 1t is abun-
dainty proved.
Mr.. G replied; IF your honor is
satisfied an; only wish to show that the
witness is . liar, and not to be beiieved;"
and he leaned himself back in his chair, ran
his fingers through his hair, and looked a
round upon the crowd, while a triumphant
grin covered his face.
THE City Attorney then recalled William
Davis
ga dozen witnesses swear that you and
prosecuting witness are father and son, how
is that?"
''It is true"
"Why then did you swear few minutes
ago that you and him were brothers-in- law" !"
Because we married sisters"
Here all hands became convulsive with
laughter, and Mr. C-'s triumphant
grin passed into the reflection of despair and
his client into the county jail
"No Great Hand for angels Last
| Monday an old lady entered a well known
book store, and inquired for s'Treatise OF
Angels" She made the inquiry of a boy
and was told they 'hadn't got no such book.
| This remark caught the ear of the principle
| salesman. and as he always sells something tc
everybody who enters the store. he stepped
| forward and addressed the old lady:
..We're Just out of the book you're RI
search of ma am, but we've got Fox's Boot
of Martyes, crammed full of pictures -splen
did book for present"
LA sakes, du tell!' exclaimed the custom
er, examining the book, why hers picture
! of chap drinkin' pizen. and hers lot G
men sawin' poor feller's head off,
THAT gentleman there ma'am, explained
| the salesman, eiIcIdatIng tn" picture, 'iS
taking melted lead sangaree. and the othe
Individual is about to be perforated in th
intestines with patent manure fork. | CUES
you'd like it better than work angels
! ''Well now that ere is better book,
guess, than anythiugelse. What mough
the price be?''
Twenty shillings, ma'am, very cbeal
book, that"
"Well, dew it up. Ny darter's just &C
married, and caikeriate TO make her pres
ent. She wanted sunthin' about angels, bu
never was no great hand for angels, no how
The Lady handed out four parcels, eac
containing fifty coppers, and comp leted b
amount by adding three battered shilling
and dubious looking sixpence, the whol
sayoring powerfully of nacaboy snuff.
The sale completed. and the customer gon
the principel called up the boy.
Sonny" said he, see here: when you
asked for a thing which you havn't go
alsoays sho,o the nearest article you la,
LIE at,
The urchin looked reflective, and VIZ
about to ask the resemblance between Live
of the Angels" and Fox's Book of Martyrs,
but he didn't.