HIS FIRST AND SUCCESSFUL PLEA IN COURT.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 11, 15 December 1877, Page 3

HIS FIRST AND SUCCESSFUL PLEA IN COURT.

Just as the Jofferaon Market Police Court was closing last evening, a tall policeman inarched in with a small buy lit his grasp. A woman with two brickbats and a round stone in her hand preceded the. officer ami his prisoner, while two more boys, still smaller even than the captive, brought up the rear. "That buy threw those stones through the window," said the womun to his Honor, banging the bricks down on the bench. " Indeed I didn't, mister," said the l>oy, earnestly. "Didn't you ?" asked the Court, with a smile. " Of course I didn't," replied the boy, briskly. " Have you any witnesses ?" " Yes, sir, those two hoys," pointing to the two who had followed him into Court. " Let them come up," said his Honor They came up. The smaller of the two could just look over the Judge's desk by standing on his tiptoes, but he took the case at once into his own hands. "That boy didn't throw anything," said the young advocate. Freddy saw hid all the while; didn't you, Freddy? Freddy, the second witness, said, " Yes, and he didn't throw nothing," and then began to cry. '• That boy ran away," said the woman, pointing to the prisoner. " What if he did," said the advocate, holding on to the top of the Judge's bench, and standing upon the extreme tips of his toes, so that he might bring his bright black eyes to bear upon the Court; " s'pusin he did run oway ? I guess you'd a' run away too, sir, ef you'd been there. She set a <log on 'im, sir." " I didn't set any dog on em," said the woman. " Oil, yes you did," said the advocate ; "of course" you did. Didn't she, Freddy ? " " Yes, she set a. dog on 'im," said Freddy between his sobs. " Why don't you boys go to school '. " " Oh, we do go to school," said all the three boys at or.ee. " We go to school every day, except Saturday," said the advocate, " an' we can't go" then because there ain't any; an' Sundays we go to Sunday-school."

'• Is that so ?" asked the Court' "To be sure it is, mister; aint it. Freddy?" " Oh, yes, sir, we go to Sunday-school, weeping still more bitterly. " You seem to be pretty good boys'" said his Honor, " and I'll let you go this time, but be very shure you never break windows." " Oh, wo never do break windows," said the advocate, heartily; "do we, Freddy?" " No, we never break windows," replied Freddy, wiping his eyes. Then the advocate took Freddy by the arm with one hand and the prisoner with the other, and walked quickly out of Court. " A clever bov that," said a bystander > " I wonder if he'll charge a fee ? " " New York World."