The Democratic advocate., 1879-11-01

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and that's M lie M;s,Sraa" y s"sI, R;dIy dIy Ca c
noIv conrtaJ ana mar.;aI ,S1s ~ Dlauy Sou. S
snro y s,siI ~. that y. -. ~ "4nes, Sss
now '''''' - "'uO'
"a wiaowor Won moan .u,....
Yonr wife 4 dead tLar ~ 'fp''s'
aWbo9 Biddy Conns,Iv9 Tro,b =.
lis INV sarious on;oion the IA onid wa,aaI
Il nrcsarv;n, borsaIc c. ~ an",l,o- -, ~ Lsh.s "Ja
twenty years fernent ns .
,fYo1 are divorced ,re va. ~ said ,he
attorney. looking signifcantlv A. the ;nrv
as much as TO saw ana ha bege's =
prettv witness for Won
aDiyorced not a BIZ of IL said Peter
quietly.
aSeparated then ?p
"Thnts il p said Peter. and then burst.
ing ont into a low rich laugb bo oddod
''0h by the mortal. but it was clad | was
when Michael Connolly came hack from
his shipwreck, and aiscd NV shoulder Of
my matrimonial decayer.p
"When you reached the house Of the
late McShane, what did you aud you party
do?"
"Wint in sir" said Peter, with the ut
most simplicity.
"What next
"Gaye Dinnis McShane as dacent wake
as iver was seen out of ould Ireland"
"Now, Mr. Mulroouey, you have told us
you were present when the riot took place.
wish YOU to state distinctly who com.
meneed il"
"ld like TO know, av it please ye, said
Peter, humbly, as he smoothed the crown
Of his hat, I'D like to know av awise and
understandiu' gintleman like yourself car
tell me, when two dark clouds come TO.
'gether and strike lghtnin', which Of the
two struck first?'
"This is no answer. Clouds cannot b,
compared with two parties of drunker
men"
81 think the answer quite pertinent,
said the attorney for the defense, with
, smile, "for both men and clouds appear L
be charged with fluid"
"Ah, ah /" said Mr.. Bibulous, noddin,
Significantly at Peter; "ah, ah the mai
: is no fool, see.
"Fd be very sorry to contradict yer ex
: perieree, said Peter, smoothly; San sur,
Id like to return the compliment, but 70
the virtue of me oath.
"What kind of a piece Of road was
where this affair took place p said the al
torney, angrily; twas it straight or crook
ed ?"
, Naturally it was as straight and purt
a piece u road as you would like to look a
but circumstantially it was as crooked as
: gintleman that had lost his temper" sal
Peter.
o "How do you make that out?"
"Sure, twas the liquor made the differ
"Oh, then&Eou confess to your part
having been drunk p
y "lt's my sarious opinion that il wi
!, them Garmins that was batting about lik
II wreck at say, an that my friends b
i hayed themselves like daeent paple; but
> is not aisy to say.
"When you were at McShane's did yo
: eat aud drink
! sure, sur, wha1 uld we go there Tor
: would you nave us starsln VIA inc hul
! ger on an occasion 'ne likes o' mat
! certainly not-oi eourse-certainl
y not NOW please teli the jury what u
reireshmentS consisted OF.
I'ashins oi a''n ana dhrinSins' sal
: refer, ooldiy-
Never mud the ea'lns' what KIND
drinking haa you
"poteen, SAID feter, "wid TIE true hay'
oil the pate about 1t,
"foteen poteen SAID the lawyer,
!, II Affecting ignorance Of the iiquo
!, fray, Mr. muirooney, VIII you obiige n
: by stating what poteen IS
"Arrah SAID feter, slyly casting b
!, eyes at the rublennd nose oil his question
} er, mas Il he didn { know.
, Inc prosecuting attorney with his o
noxious nasal organ growing rredder an
redder, turned to the bench and gestieul
TED vehementiy. what he sald could ne
> be heard amid the storm oil laughter
silence shouted the crier
Witness" said the judge, absolutel
snorting in the effort to maintain becon
} ing gravity, "this cannot be allowed an
longer. What is the reason you evade
direct reply to the question? Answ'
i him; he must be answered.
a "Troth, sir, III do that thing. III
raysen, sure, supposed twas making fu
wv ny should You suppose that n sal