Every man'slife lies within tho present, for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain. He: 'And did yon see Monto Carlo whilo 3'ou were at Nice?' She; 'No. Pupa called on Min, I believe, but from his disappointed (vppoarannn when ho got back t) the hotel, X think Mr Carlo must have been out.' A youxfj American lawyer employed to defend a culprit charged with stealing a pig resolved to oonvinoe the court that he was horn to shine. Accordingly, he proceeded to deliver tho following brilliant exordium :— " May it please the court and gentlemen of the jury, while Europe is bathed in blood, while classic Greece is struggling for her rights and liberties,and tramping the unhallowed altars of the bearded infidels to dust, while America shines forth the brightest orb in the political sky—l, with due diffidence, rise to defend the cause of this humble hog thief,"
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2420, 14 January 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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153Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2420, 14 January 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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