The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-25
S Sss% ''PickWick Papers"
~ CHARLES DICKENS

the gentleman In black. calling or
the case. which stood first on the
Hat.
! Il am for the plaintiff. my Lord.
said Mr. SERGEANT Buzfux.
Who IL with you. Brother Buz
fun" said the Judge Mr.. Skim
pin bowed. TO intimate that he was
u appear for the defendant. m,
Lord" said MIR. SERGEANT Snubbin
Anybody with you. Brother Snub
bInT" inquired the court
Mr.. Phunky my Lord" replied
SERGEANT Snubbin.
SERGEANT Buxiux and Mr. Skim
pin for the plaintiff" said ths
Z Judge. writing down the names In
1 his note book. and reading as h.
wrote. for the defendant. serjean,
snubbin and Mr.. Monkey"
beg your I>ordship's PARDON
Phunky."
"Oh. very good" said the Judge
II never had the pleasure OF hear
ing the gentleman's name before
Go on"
The ushers again called silence
and Mr. skImpin proceeded "a
open the case. and the case ap
pear.d To have very little inside II
when he had opened II. for he kept
such particulars as he knew. com
pietely 20 himself. and sat down
after q lapse OF three minutes. leav.
ing the jury In precisely the same
advanced stage OF wisdom az they
were In before.
SERGEANT Burfux then rose with
all the majesty and dignity which
the grave nature OF the proceed
inss demanded.
SERGEANT Buxfur BEGAN by say
Ing that never. In the whole course
OF his professional experience. had
he approached n case with such n
heavy sense OF the responsibility
imposed upon him-a responsibility
which he could never have nup-
ported. were he not sustained by a
conviction 30 strong that Il really
amounted TO positive certainty
that the cause OF his much-lnjured
and oppressed client must prevail
with the hiEh.minded and intelli.
gent dozen OF men whom he now
saw In that box before him.
Counsel usually begin In this
way. because II puts the Jury on
the very best terms with them.
selves. and makes them think what
sharp fellows they must be. A Wis
ible effect was produced inme-
diately: several jurymcn beginning
to take volumlnous notes with the
utmost eagerness.
You have heard from my learn.
cd friend. gentlemen" continued
SERGEANT Duzfuz. well knowing that.
from the learned friend alluded TO.
the gentlemen OF the jury had
heard just nothing at all --- you
have heard from my learned friend.
gentlemen. that this In an action
for breach OF promise OF mar.
riagc. In which the damages are
laid nj 1900 pounds. But you have
not heard from my learned friend,
insomuch as II did not come with.
in my learned friends province TO
tell you. what are the facts and
circumstances OF the case. Those
facts and circumstances. gentle.
men. you shall hear detailed by
me. and proved by the unimpeach-
able female whom | will place In
that box before you"
Here Mr.. SERGEANT Buzfuz, with
tremendous emphasis on the
word "box." smote his table with
a mighty sound. and glanced nj
Dodson and Fogg, who nodded ad.
OF the serjeant. and in
dlgnant defiance OF the defendant
The plaintiff. gentlemen" con.
tinued SERGEANT Buzfuz. In a soft
and melancholy voice. the plain.
tiff is widow; yes. gentlemen. a
widow. The late Mr.. Bardell. after
enjoying for many years the esteem
and confidence of his sovereign. as
one OF the guardians of his royal
revenues. glided almost impercept-
IDLY from the world. to seek else-
where for that repose which Gus
tom-house can never afford"
At this pathetic description OF the
decease OF MIR. Bardell. who had
been knocked on the head with a
Quart-pot in n public.house cellar.
the learned serjeant's voice fall
tered. and he proceeded with emo
ton:
Some time before his death, he
had stamped his likeness upon
little boy. With this little boy, the
only pledge of her departed excise.
man. Mrs. Bardell shrunk from the
world; and courted the retirement
and tranquility OF Goswell Street:
and here she placed in her front
parlor.window a written placard.
bearing this inscription - Apart.
ments furnished for n single gentle
man. Inquire within. Here Ser
ieant Buzfuz paused. while several
OF the jury took note
Of the document.
There is no date to that, is there,
slr?" inquired Juror.
There il no date. gentlemen"
replied SERGEANT Buzfuz: but | am
10 say that Il was put
In the plaintiffs parlorwindow just
this time three years. | intreat the
attention OF the Jury to the wording