COULD SWEAR IT WASN'T.
"Sir," said a fierce lawyer to a witness, "do yon, on your solemn ot.th, declare that this is not; your handwriting ? " " I think not," was the cold reply. " Does it resemble your handwriting f " " No, sir, I think it don't." " Do you swear that it don't rcsomblo your hand wril ing?" 11 Well, I do."
"You tako year colemn oath that this writing docs not resomble youra in a single ktfer?" " Ye-o-e-s, sir."
"Kowhov/ tie you ir.ow ? " " 'Cause I "iiti't, aj;d never could, write."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4162, 23 August 1881, Page 3
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88COULD SWEAR IT WASN'T. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4162, 23 August 1881, Page 3
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