"THE VERDICT WILL STHAND."

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 45, 21 January 1884, Page 3

"THE VERDICT WILL STHAND."

I (Before Mice HouxaHAN, Es&., J.P.) I A tailor had brought a suit against' a delinquent debtor for the pay for some worn out and forgotten clothes. When tne case came up for hearing, one of the attorneys asked for a discontinuance ,upoh : some frivolous pretext, and, of course, the other opposed it. A wrangle followed, the result of which was a written .stipulation, signed by both attorneys, that the suit should be tried on a certain designated day at 2 o'clock, sirid this stipulation, was filed with the justice, so , that there might be no further delay. At the appointed hour (the defendant and his counsel entered the court room and found his Honor on the bench. 1 Why were ye not here this marninT inquired the Justice, looking over his, spectacles. * Because I had no occasion to come until now. Will yonr Honor please call the case of ' Talilbr v. 1 Blank V said the attorney. ; ' ' Oh, ye had no bizniss to come thismarnin,' is it? JTe think ye' re dom 'shmart, "don't ye? " Ijt's". lpikely ye had, razors for breakfast this marnin' ! Ye'd loike to have me call the'ease of Tailor V. Blank 'If I plaze.! ."'Well I don't plaze. It plazed me to call it this. marnin,' and as it didn't, plaze ye to be pribint jt 'plazed me to give a vardict against , ye, and yell plaze pay the same apd me costs at yer airliest convanience, if ye plaze.'. ; ' Butj your Honor, the case.was set down By stipulation for 2 o'clock this: afternoon !' ' I'll bet ye dhrinks it wasn't !' * Done !' The Court drew out the stipulation from a drawer of his desk J and discovered his error. '. . r « I've lost the dhrink' s, but ye've Jost yer case ¥ . . " _. ■ '■" •* But' l haven't lost my case your Honor! By that slipnlation the case couldn't lie tried until 2 o'clock. Y^ur : Honor's verdict is illegal !' p045.8? 'It's illegal, is it ? Well, ; it'll sthknd just the same 1' '' „ ! -'-Buti your Honor, the case was jset,. down absolutely for this hour.. 11 could not r be ! disposed- tif - before, and ;ra ust lie disposed of n6ta\ ' I ask fq'r a non-^nit/ ! ; . ', • . ' Oh, ye do ! W.ell; yell ask a lorig^ time before ye git it ! Didn't I tell . ye thY vavdict will sthand? P'/aps ye didn't understhand 1 me, ' I'll say it agin jfor jo. i'■ - ; ' :' ! , '"•■•'• '' * '" ' \~" 'The vardict r will'sthand !' ,-. ' .... — ■— — wmkmmm^m^mm mmm " y j .