THE WRONG END.
On one occasion, while Abraham Lincoln was defending a case of assault and battery, it' was proved that the plaintiff had been the aggressor, but the opposing counsel argued that the defendant might have protected himself without inflictin/g injuries on his assaflan/t.
" That reminds me of the man who •was attacked-'by ime farmer's dog, which he killed' with a pitchfork," commented Lincoln.
"What made you kill my dog?" demanded the farm r.
"What made him try to bite me?" retorted the offender.
"But why dddn't you go at him with the other end of your pitchfork?" persisted the farmer.
■"Well, ■why didn't he come at me with 1 is obher end?" was the retort.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9308, 5 March 1907, Page 2
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117THE WRONG END. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9308, 5 March 1907, Page 2
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