, Tlio prosecuting counsel in a breach of '.'promise case thought he would make lifo ! a burden to tho unfortunate young man who was tho unwilling defendant. "Do you mean to say," ho listed, after n number of embarrassing questions, "that, af- j ter you hod bren absent for nn entire . month, you did not kiss the plaintiff, to j whom you wpvo engaged to "ha mnrricil. | when you first saw her on your return?" , "T do," responded the defendant firmly. I "Will you make tho statement to tlio jury?" "Coi'tainly, if necessary." "Do you liliink they would bolievo you?" "One of them would, T know." "Ah. indeed! And why should he,' pray?" I "Bccan=o he was present when I first sow ' her. He was at I.Ik» gate when I rode up. and she stuck her head out of the fecond story window, and I said. 'Row d'ye do.' nnd that I'd be bark to supper in half sin hour. I'm no giraffe." And everybody in Court smiled except tho prosecutinc coun- ' sol. Woods' Great Fapponnlnt Cnr» For Conahj &ad Coldi mw toili, U. (fd. .
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1960, 17 January 1914, Page 12
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184Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1960, 17 January 1914, Page 12
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