HIS WIFE'S WEAPON.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2164, 22 May 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)

HIS WIFE'S WEAPON.

'•Give me ten day?, Judge," mid .%, man with a frightened look on his countenance to Justice Duffy at the Tomba,"N«w York, " I want to keep but of the w»y of my wife, -who beats me all the tube..'' " Who'll aupport me and the chiqks a! home," said the manY w^fe,,,"<if you lock him up, Judge ? Don't you fait." "She is only happy wW.aoo ieaU mt," complained the husband. \,rj' Sh» always entries a concealed.weapbn, ' &h»'s got it with her now." ", " Madam, produce the weapon that your husband Hays you carry concealed on your person," demanded Justice ftuify. "Oh, I know what he means, iuit I'm ashamed to say what it is,'' sai^ th« woman with a blush. „ "You must, madam; out with it," ordered the little Judge. "Well, then, he means that Y vet, got • wooden leg." " And every time I do arVay. anything she doesn't like, *he jusf. unBcre,wj that leg and girea me a belt," groane^ the husband. „ . . '„ .1 "I'll look you up for *i^ months if you come here whining about suph^trine again," remarked Justice Duffy to the husband, " You look like a mani who would beat his wife if he could,, jbnt the trouble in your case if, that.whilj jou're looking for a club your wife haf on* handy and gets the bept of you. • (Now, take him home, Mr* Robert?." '-, ■'