Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-06-23
HUMOROUS.

JUSTICE IN A HURRY.-An incident almost
unprecedented in the annals Of courts of justice
occurred at the Surrey (Enslind) Sessions Ie-
Gently. man named William king was PIT
on trial charged with stealing bag apd the
sum If e. Is. Cd. The man had been admitted
to bal. In the course Of the mcrpiug Nj
Cartridge, the office of the coart, directed him
to be called upon TO answer. No respons.
being made to the summons, Mr.. CIrtridge, In
somewhat sharp voice, called out in the
court
"ls William King here ?"
Thereupon respectfully dressed nian in lie
body of the court responded:
"Eere l am"
Mr.. Cartridge.-''Go into The dock
The jailor (Mr. Cook) placed the nau IA tic
dock. Mr. Marshall (tle clerk of the peace)
then said:
prisoner At tie bar, it i, here charged that
you, on tlle--laJ Of Oetube.', did willfuy
and fel1niousy steal from the person of John
Barrow
Prisoner (who was trembling apparently with
tear) here said s0tto cOce 10 Nj. Com, tt,
jailor:
"Please, sir, It's AL :. E.s:akp.'
The j4i or.-"Oh ther s no mistake: VOL
listen to the indictment
The clerk of the peace having read the IN
dictment asked in the usual form
prisoner, how say yon-1ie yon guilty er
not guilty.
Prisoner.-''If yon please, my lord, tllea.
some mistake.
The Clerk Of the Pea ,',.--.Ae shall ,rr lhs,
presently Are yUI gajiy trnot guilty?
Prisoner-"it you please, my lord | AN 4
juryman.'
This anno:lnc IN ul was Received with = r,,r
OF laughter i:om a crowded court, du!ii 4 which
the unhappy juryman was liberated fronl
his unpleasant and s,nItwhI dan,.rou posi-
ton.
a ROYAL KISS AND ROYAL kICA.--Seme
OF our readers, says writer, who are not So
young as they have been may remember the
famous Yantee kiss and kicf. of the last kin.
OF England, William the Fourth before he caiuu
to his estate. While in New York the Prize.
called AT the BARRIERS shop to be shaved. When
the operation was completed, he stepped up To
The BARRIERS wife, who CHANGED to be present,
and giving her kiss, remarked: There, nov
you can say vou have been kissed by a member
Of the royal family" The barber, greatly In-
censed by what he chose to receive as Il great
insult, seized the prince, and helping linn out
oil the shop with bis foot, exclaimed. ''rhprc,
now you can say that YOU have received luyai
kick from an American freeman.
In oAc of til. towns of Mississippi two c5idl-
ed men were arrested on the charge Of burglary.
The jury before whom they We're tried were all
colored After the case was tried they retired
and made up verdict, which was announced
to the court. ou beirg called the judge asked
for the verdict, which the foreman delivered as
follows; "Dis jury find dat one of the 'cuses
busted in lie sto' and stole dat bacon, and dat
de oder didn't do muffin" (Which enc do you
ind guilty." asked the judge. '.Dat's de ques-
tion, boss" returned the foreman; ''da's j,s
what we can't find ont, and we reccomend dat
de honorable cort jes have anoder trial, and fiud
out, which on dem two niggers stole dat bacon
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FIRST ATrEMrT---A little five years Old
bog residing in Sutton, VT, made his first ap-
pearance in Sabbath school few Sabbatlls
siace. lie listened attentiyely to the recta.
tions, aud when the teacher reached him she
asked il he had little verse to say He re-
piled in the affirmative, aud repeated very sol.
emDly:
"Old Grandsite Gray beard
Wouldn't say his praycIs
81 they took him by the LEFT leg
And threw him downstairs -
The laugh which followed was a great ser.
prise to the little applicant for Sunday school
honofs.