A nowly-marrled man down oast Buys if ho had an Inch moro of happiness ho could not possibly live. Hlh wlfo in obliged to roll him on tho floor and pat him with ft brick-bat wery day to keep him from beln# 100 hapj,y, XA white man In America sued a black man in ono of tho courts of a Ifrco Htnte, and while tho trial wan boforo tho judge tho litigants camo to An nmicablo settlement, and tlio counsel stated thU to tho court. "A verbal Buttlomcnt will notanHwor," replied tbo judgo, "ltmußtbo In writing." "Horo > Id tho ngrcoment It) hlaok and whito," sftld tho oonnecl, pointing to tho parties, " pray what doc« your Honor want moro than this?''
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 86, 22 August 1868, Page 3
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120Untitled Star (Christchurch), Issue 86, 22 August 1868, Page 3
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