Pjse Pigeon Exfbess.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3808, 12 March 1881, Page 2

Pjse Pigeon Exfbess.

Pabawai, 11.5 a.m.

The captain of the local team, Mr T. Lawless, won the toss, and decided to put the visitors in first. Messrs Mumford and Bowden went first to the wickets, to the bowling of Webber and Spencer. Mumford put Webber away for two, and Bowden followed off the same bowler with a single. A few unproductive balls followed, when Bowden was well caught by Buttle off a good ball of Spencer's. Curtis replaced Bowden, and received his first ball from Spencer, putting it away for a single; he followed with two off Webber, and made one off Spencsr. Mumford put Webber away again for three, .and punished Spencer with a single. Several singles followed. Curtis knocked Webber into the corner for three, Mumford again got three off the same bowler. Curtis punished Spencer with a two. Lawless missed a tolerably easy catch off Curtis. Up to this time the visitors have 29 runs for one wicket. Mumford obtained two off Webber's next over. Mumford next obtained two off Spencer. A change of bowlers was affected Lawless going on in place of Webber. Turner missed an easy catch given by Mumford. The fielding up to this point was simply execrable. Lawless bowled a wide in his next over. Singles followed.

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There was a case in Justice Alley the other day, in. which the lawyer for the plaintiff' had a sudden drop. It was a matter of trespass, and the defendant's only witness was an old man. He stated that that he rode along a certain highway with defendant, held the horses while defendant got down, but he saw no act of trespass. "You say you rode down down to the Comers with him ?" queried the lawyer. "Yes." "When he came to plaintiff's farm, he came out, didn't he?' "I think it was about there." "And he entered a field ?" " I don't know." "You dou't? Wasn't it broad daylight?" "Yes sir." Did you turn your head away so as not to see him?" "No sir." " Was your face towards him ?" "Yes sir." "And yet you testify that you didn't see him enter the field ?" "No I didn't see him.'- " Did you want to ?" "I did." "Then why didn't youP" ' Because I am blind !"