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! 10 reflection. Well, that IA Ufiah's position.
Men like David call him dog, and tho tzabe Of
Judah Mutually insistn that It u1hst ba TO-

! 10 reflection. w.n, that ia ufiaa>a position
| Men like David call him dog, and the tEabe o
! Judah Naturally insists that It nat1st be so-
l.: -, RING pAyiD,s coSDpcr
since this 1amentable scandal leaked out, hs
| given great orcuse to the ten tribes OF 1srael
| He seems to think the case IL an enormous Joke
and has frequently, proclaimed himself .....th
happieAt man il ali this assembly, anu, IN goof
[ sooth, his appearance justities the boast. he il
IS sleek and rotund as ono of Pha:aoh's fas kline
arei actually seems- to think he can re.eses bffe
himself with the public by sword This at leAs
was his ih1prassioh q fou weeks ago LIZ hs4
mpdiftd his views so,newLat SINCE thon, and de-
ports .hiu1seK ID 3 hiauher lsss repuEnaht *
9ood tAst4s .7-"..-~ .:
OF course, >Uiah, whom have described is {
persistent, clear-headcd man, appealed from the
verdict Of the Committee TO ono of onr civil
ConrtB, and oven d I rfita the cauaa 1s beina
heard, Absalom and Adoniiah' usually atteud
With their father. Atn1soa came ih two DR. three
times, but the hideous story Of his conduct to-
ward bis aia:er lamar, set ID circulation by the
Yindictiva Shimei, lnds general credance, aud
Abncr advised his Withdrawal. Tho Kings oos1fl,
sci Is considered formidable array Of legal
talent. Gen. Joab Is among them+ but sonle
FACTS Leaked ont as to his tlisrepntablo connection
with the case il tha attempted murder OF urlah
before Kahbah, and for very shanes sake he
retired. Abuer looks after the theatrical enecs
upon the Court, and ia llattersof this Kind lis
is walked In batseen the aged Zeruiah, mother
OF Gen Joab, aud Mictal, tho dau8nter Of the
late ,KihE Saul, row tho ehillless eaniot wife OF
David. The latter is M acrimonious creaturo-
Her conduct III upbrait;ng her husband for his
religious sAltntioua some years .go brought dawn
upon het the criticism Of tie 1evites, end kin.
David's neglect Of ilee has evidently Boured her
temper, atu ehe o7idently docs not worship B1th-
sheba. The Spectators call tnese swo ladies
BA7lisHEBAs ApDY-dUAnD,
probably because their 1Hinrittng appearance hns
tito aftect Of keeping strangers at d1stahce.
King David Hlts near the Judge. He Ia evidently
the prey to very serious nervous trouble, which
threatens to end his active life with paralysis.
The fires Of his frame seem to have burned out
and at times he complains. even in Our delicious
climate, With the olives and fgsi Id full maturity,
OF the cold. II yoh please. Al othes times he Is
the picture Of health. Close cdnfneueut in tho
Courtroom has affected him eerionsiy Of late,
however. The trial has developed very little
that is now: The gentle Nathan was On the
Witness -Btand for nearly two weeks, and daily
heamed With mild beuevolence. His testimony
il remarkable for its lucidity aud epigramnas,c
force. The prosecution introduced as witness
one OF the seryante OF the pa1hca, prurient
fellow, Who had been dispatched BY Dayid to
find out the nSrno OF the WOMAN he saw bathing,
and bis testimony was d bomb-sheu. It vas
very indahcate.
ANOTHER suHPR1sB
was the evidence OF a. lad named Ahimaaz, who
carried the message Of death from the King TO-
Gen. Joab, and brought back the intelligence Of
Uriahs supposed death at Ksbbah. Tic King
almost lesped from bis sext when he took The
stand.
The documentary evidence submitted includes
the exttactB nave cited above, and others Id d
n1arkabla Of al is fac smile Of the Seventh
Commandment, j" Thou shalt not commit *dul-
tery"; and Of the Tenth. Thou shalt not coret
thy neighbor's wife, They wera copied by Abi-
athor from the tablets OF Moses, now in the Ara-
OF course the detenBe made an effort to throw
it out as Irrelevant, and, failing that, tried to
cause the execution OF the High-Prlest for sacrl-
1ege but failed IN that again as in neatly every
thing they have undertaken.
The mention Of irreleTancy reminds me OF
THE cRoss-K1AauNAT1oE DR. UB1AH
BY the senior counsel for the defsnse, 4 little
why, terrier-hke fellow with tremendous head,
named Rehab. Here are some OF the questions
asked by him
Q.-Will you please ob1iee tho Court with your
views on piper currency: Al never had
soB saBs:ER seRef aud Sa'' no '''"' on tue
Q--1n eating soup, do you prefer DESSERT
comes handiest, and ask NO queationa.
Rehab explained to the Court that he wished
10 show By this that Uriab's temper at home had
estra1ged hia father-in-Aw, Beliarn, and his per-
versa attachment to the larger grade OF cutlery
bad imposed e3trs work upon bis long.aunerihg
wife. In seeking to establish
cuLLUsIoN BETWEEN sII1NE1 AND NATHAN,
Rehab was still more lucid:
Q-Did it ever occur to ypu Why Moses for
b1de the consumption OF pork7 A.--No pork
eVef occurred to mo, and CONSEQUENTLY H)ade no
attempt to learn the reason Of his prohibition.
Q.1~:At what period OF yotr life did you first
learn to play marbles7 wish you to be accu-
rsts7 Ali MAS II years old, am sura, before
ever touched marble.
Q.-How many beans make ive7 A-Fire.