The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-30

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be a wildly now
"A widower, you mean, suppose -
Your wife is dead, them?
'WhoP Biddy C)nnolly2 Trotb, sir,
it's my sOrious opinion the fat ould wo-
man is presarvin' herself for another
husband twenty years fernent u.s.
You are divorced, are your said the
attorney, looking Significantly at the
jury, as much as to say, Hal hal here's
a pretty witness for you,
Divorced not n bit Of it, said Peter,
quietly.
Separated, then?'
That's it, said Peter, and then burst
ing out into low, rich laugh, he added,
'Oh, by the mortal, but it vas glad l
was when Michael Connolly came back
from his shipwreck, and aised my shoul.
der OF my matrimonial decsiyer.'
when you reached the house Of the
late McShane, what did you and your
party dol'
'Wint in, sir, said Peter, with the ut
most simplicity.
What next.
Gave Dinuis McShane rs daoent a
wake as iver was seen out of ould Ire.
land
Now, Mr.. Mulrooney, you have told
us you wers present when the riot took
place. Iwish you to state distinctly
who commenced it..
I'D like to know, av it please ye, said
Peter, humbly, as he smoothed the
crown Of his hat, I'D like to know av
wise and understandin' gintleman like
yourself can tell me, when two dark
clouds come together and strike light
MIN, which of the two struck frst?'
This is no answer. Clouds cannot be
compared with two parties OF drunken
men,
Il think the answer quite pertinent,
said the attorney for the defense, with
smile, for both men and clouds appear
to be charged with fluid
'Ah, ah' said Mr.. Bibulous, nodding
Significantly at Peter; 'ah, ahI the man
is no fool, / see.
I'D be very sorry to contradict yer
experience said Peter, smoothly; IAN
sure I'd like to return the compliment,
but for the virtue Of me oath.
what kind of piece of road was it
where this affair took placer said the
attorney, angrily; was it straight or
crooked2'
NATURALLY it was as straight and purity
piece a road as YOU would like to look
at; but circumstDntially it was as crooked
as a gentleman that had lost his temper
said Peter.
How do you make that out?'
Sure, twas the liquor made the diff
fer.
'Oh, then, you confess to your party
having been drunk {?
It's my sarious opinion that it was
them Garmins that was batting about
like a wreck at say, an that my friends
behaved themselves like dacint paple;
but it is not aisy to say.
When you we're at McShane's, did
you eat and drink
Sure, sir, what did we 60 there for ?
Would you have us starvin' wild the hun
ger on on occasion the likes of thatP'
Certainly not-of course--certainly
not. Now, please tell the jury what the
refreshments consisted Of
Lashins of attn and drinking said
Peter, boldly.
Never mind the eating; what kind of
drinking had you p
'Poteen, said Peter, 'wid the true
favor of the pate about it,
'Poteenl potent said the lawyer, as
if affecting ignorance of the liquor. -
Pray, Mr.. Mulrooney, will you oblige
me by stating what poteen isP'
'ArrahP said Peter, slyly casting his
eyes at the rubicund nose of his ques-
toner, 'as If he didn't know.
The prosecuting attorney, with his
obnoxious nasal organ growing redder
and redder, turned to the bench and ges-
ticulated vehemently. What he said
could not be heard amid the storm Of
laughter.
'Silence' shouted the crier.
Witness, said the Judge, absolutely
snorting in the effort to maintain be-
coming gravity, this cannot be allowed
any longer. What is the reason you
evade q direct reply to the question p
Answer him; he must be answered.
'Troth, sir, I'll do that thing. The
rayson, sure, ] supposed it was making
fun Of me he was
why should You suppose that p said
the attorney, fiercely.
'Bekase, as / looked at yer Veshuvius
of nose, thought you must have been
we'll acquainted with the crater
The judges fell back and exploded;
the prosecuting attorney sank into a
chair as if a ten-pound shot had fallen
suddenly upon his head; the auditors
we're almost purple in the face, and there
stood Peter, looking all about him with
a sort of inquiring wonder upon his face,
as il utterly unconscious of any cause
for such noisy outbreak.
Have you done with the witnessP
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