The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-29
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cy of our jury system" tells veteran
of the Detroit bar to the Free Press
man, 81 was employed to defend bur-
glar. The fellow was guilty enough,
and that, to my youthful mind was
sufficient to secure his conviction. He
had wealthy friends who retained me:
and worked with the greatest zeal un-
til satisfied that the man had done the
crime of which he was accused. Then
I went to him and said that his wiseSt
course would be to plead guilty. |
would make strong talk for him, and
then appeal to the mercy of the court.
"'Young man. he said, looking me
over scornfully from head to foot,
you've been hired to defend me, and
been we'll paid. You take good money
to help me, and then ask me to save
you the work and trouble by pleading
guilty. Now you get right out of here,
as he ratified the grating to call the the
jailer, and if you don't put up the hot
test kind of fight, I'll announce right
out in open court, that you weakened
and wanted to get your money without
earning it,"
"Did you let him bluff you that way?"'
"Oh, yes, humored him, and tried
the case"
"Got life sentence, | SuppOse"'
"No; the jury acquitted him."
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One of Litchfeld's spOrtsmen was
out in the fields few days ago, hunt
ing the festive prairie hen behind his
pet pointer, says the Litchfield Review.
the dog suddenly came to a stop, his
body perfectly rigid and his nose
straight ahead. His master came up
slowly, expecting to find large covey
with manners enough to raise one at a
time. But not bird flew. He reached
the dog, looked ahead to the spot to
which the animal was pointing so in
tently and saw-a pint bottle of whisky
snugly resting in the grass. He flushed
the ''bird" but didn't drop it.-Hutch-
inson Times.
"You ought to have seen Mr.. Mar
shall when he called on Dolly the other
night remarked Johnnie Conklin en-
Enthusiastically to his sisters young man,
who was taking tea with the family. 81
tell you, he looked fine asserting there
along side of her with his arm"
"Johnie," gasped his sister, her face
assuming the color of a boiled lobster.
"Welp so he did," persisted Johnnie,
"He had his arm"
"John," screamed his mother frantic
ally, as she made reach for his ear
and upset the contents of the teapot in
the company's lap.
"Why," whined the now badly fright
ened boy. 81 was"
"You boy" roared his father. "get"
And Johnnie got, crying as he went,
81 was only going to say he had his
army clothes on, and Dolly knows he
did, too"
Not long ago the editor of a New
York magazine called upon Chauncey
M. Depew to contribute to his maya
zine.
"My magazine, DR.. Depew," he said
"has 100000 readers. BY addressing
them you will gain 100000 friends, all of
whom will some day vote for you for
the presidency"
"Will they" asked Depew abruptly.
81 am convinced of it," said the edi-
tor.
Depew took letter from one of the
drawers of his desk and said: "Well
just read this"
"Hon. Chauncey M. Depew-Dear
Sir: If you will stop cackling for awhile
and give the country rest on the thou
sand and one subjects that seem to be
your speciality, yours truly will not only
be very thankful to you, but will of his
own accord, blow your trumpet when
ever the necessity for doing so arises
Yours respectfully JOSHUA S. R"
"CharlestOWn, South Carolina
''This advice" said the learned doctor
seemed to me sound, though at first a
trifie hard to digest, have concluded
to accustom my system to it."-Ladies
Home Journal.
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The electric fan which had just been
put into the dining room was matter
of great interest to the colored attaches
of the household. One of them, a
stout "auntie" stopped and gasped os-
tentatiously every time she passed be.
fore it. "Whut de matter, Aunt Han
nah ?'' asked the boy who was supposed
to help around the kitchen, and who
was her oSnocial avarSiOn 1XVhut