A HARD-WORKED PRONOUN.
A quarryman was charged with assaulting one of his mates, aryl when thq^ caso was carried intb coujk, an eyewitness of tho occurrence gave somo curious evidence. "He tuk a pick an' he tuk a pick," 'the witness began, "an' he hit him vid his pick, and' he hit him wid his pick; and' ii" Jie'd hit hini wid his as hard n_s he hit him wid his, he'd havo o&bx killed him. jui, 1 nai \ii.m hinu l^
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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 09, 11 January 1908, Page 12
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82A HARD-WORKED PRONOUN. Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 09, 11 January 1908, Page 12
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