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NHgiRla Enterprise.
An amusing scene occurred in jus.
tlce Young courtroom an evening or
two since. Two SON Of the Emer,ld
Isle, tuilo OF cham lightning ANA law.
rushed in, and, advancing to the ius.
tees little law pulpit at the rear Of
the courtroom, both began talking at
once.
''rne at a time, if you please" sad
the judge.
"Judge-yes honor-will I sphake,
thin" said one Of the men.
silence" roared his companion. 81
am here. Let me talk. Phwat do Won
know about law"
keep still yourself, sir" said the
judge.
let him say what he wants"
"Well, | want Inc name aft the
paper. That's phwat | WANT" said the
min.
"Off what paper" said the judge.
"Well. aft the paper; ye ought to
know phwat paper. shure, ye married
me, they say"
"To whom?" asked thejudge.
Some female, Sir, and / cont want
he, sir. 1t don't 90! and | want my
no me aft the paper"
"Silcnce," roared the friend,
bringing his huge fist down upon the
little pulpit, just under the Judge,
no se, with u tremendous thwack. "Si.
lence. ! am here. Phwat do know
about law? Sure, yer honor, it was
Tim McCloskey's wife that he married
his wildly, | main. You married
thin, yer Eonor.'
And | was dhrunk at the time, sir.
Yis, sir, an | was not IA free aigmt, an
[ don't know II thing about it, sir
divil roawst me. / want me maine AFT
the paiper-I repudiate, sir"
''Silence. Let me spake. Phwat do
you know about law bringing his fist
| down upon the Judges desk.
But | was dhrunk: ! was not at the
time Il free agent
"Silence! | am here to shpake! 1t
does not depind ON that at all. 1t de.
p%inds--and there is the whole pint,
both in law and equity-it depinla
whether was the woman u sole thradar
on not ut the time Of this marriage was
solemnated. That is the pint, both IN
law and equity"
But | was drunk atthe time. Diyil
roawst me il | knowed | was gittn mar
ried. | was not u free agent. | want
the Judge to talk me maine aff the
paper. 1t don't 60
The Judge tried to explain to the
man that, drunk OF sober, he was mar
ried to the woman fast enough, and if
he wanted IL divorce he must go to an
other court.
"Divil burn me-" cried the man, IF
| 90 to another court. Ye married
me, and yc can unmarry me. Talk me
Maine aft the paiper."
Silence" cried the friend, bringing
his fist down in close proximity to the
Judges nose. 'Phwat do you know
about law? ! admit, judge, that he
must 90 to q higher coort; thatit down
comes the fist, if the woman can prove
(whack) that she was ut the time the
marriage was solemnated lwharh) Il
regularly ordained sole Lhradpr
whack.j On this pint it dcpinds, both
in law and equity
81 have had enough OF this cried
the Judge; II cannot divorce you. lou
are married, and married you must re.
main. for all | can do !"
eye won't talk Inc maine All the
paper, thin?"
1T would not mend the matter
said the Judge.
"Ye won't talk it aft -
mo; l WON'T fairly yelled the
Judge.
silence" cried the partner, bring.
ing down his fist and raising q cloud
of dust under the judges nose. ut
depends whether, at tue tine, the wo-
man was u regular sole -
Get out of here" cried the Judge
"l've had about enough Of this at
the same time rising.
Eye won't talk it aft? Very we'll
thin, I'll go hoam and devorca meself
Divil roawst me, I'll ire the thlLch; !
will"
Here he glanced toward the front
door; his under jaw dropped, he ceased
speaking, and in u half.stooping pos.
ture he went out oe the back door Of
the office like II shot.
The valiant friend and legal adviser
also glanced toward the door, when he,
too, doubled up and scooted in the foot
steps of his illustrious principal.
A look at the door showed it dar.rn-
ed by u woman abont six feet in height,
and so broad rs to fill it almost from
side to side.
The Judge took a look at this noun
tain of flesh, doubled up, and was, about
to take the back track, but thought bet
ter Of it and took refuge behind his lit
tie law pulpit.
The mountain advanced, gave utter
auce to % sort of internal rumble, and
then, amid fire. smoke and burning
lava. belched out: .
Did | or did | not see Michael
O'Hoolahan sneak out OF your back
door,
Il believe O'Hoolahan is the name
Of one of the gentleman who Just went
out" said the Judge.
Advancing upon the pnlpit-belnmd
which the Judge settled lower and low
er-the mountain bclched: You he,
" lave! You know it was Michael
O'Hoolahan Now, what is all this
!, connivin' in here about? Am | wildly
, again? Did ye talk his name all the
, paper? Did you talk it aft 2"