HIS LAST WISH.
A solemn hush settled over the court; th? Judge had • summed up and the prisoner received his sentence without tremor. He was a barber by trade, and he scowled round the court, glarin'' defiance at everyone. The judge was merciful. “Prisoner at the bar,” he said, “you have the right to express a last wish, and it will Le gratified if possible.'” A look of joy and anticipation brightened up the barber’s ferocious countenance. He rubbed his hands and chuckled. , h" re.pi;«l, “I should dearly hke to be .-dl..w-;d to shave the prosecuting counsel.”
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 33, 21 January 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)
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97HIS LAST WISH. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 33, 21 January 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)
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