... found with the goods lying beside him. THE STORY OF THE, WEEK. WONkl Freeman Prizes £2 2s Every Week. A prize of Two Pounds Two Shillings is given every week by the Weekly Freeman for the beet original Short Story of not more than 4,000 words. The Competition ...

... discovered that his charge vas a female child I The case is under investigation by the authorities,-_yr Advertiser. A SHORT STORY, WITH A MOEAL,-A young Yankee had formed an attachment for a daughter of a rich old farmer, and, after agreeing with his ...

... while the constable VLiae at l church, and he asked me- P 1 His Lordship-I can't have long stories in a case 1 like this I ?? Witness-It is a very short story, my lord. Mr., French asked me how many men were in charge of I the barrack, and I said none ...

... impression ; but then you're not up to those things. However, to make a long story short- QuinI ?? only joking (laughter). Magistrate-No intertrption, Sir. Lytich-To finish my story- Quinlan -You don't mean to prosecute me-a brother in arms. Magistrate-l ...

... price of your lodging has no more to do with the case than if you were talking about Jamaica. t Walter-Well, to makea long story short, your worship, 1 the fact of the matter is this-I paid for my bed, slept in f the house, lost my coat-she stole it, and ...

... annoying to the bench ; but I find it quite ne- cessary to introduce the case properly before your worships' notice. To cut short my story, then, the only beings that shared our affections were a large Tom cat, which has re- tnained at home-and which, Ican ...

... that Thomas Eligginz and Patsy Higg, s and Flvnu were there. Did you tell in Gliway the whole story tl.; you told here ? I did. Did you tell a different story to the poliee The frst time when the police wvere coming ouestu.n ing the. people I said I knew ...

... Wrivi ?? IAouS 11.15 : | * THE STORY OF THE WEhi. Weekig Freemo Prze, i£2 2s Every Week, On and after July 15th n* prize of Two PoundsT~oSh lings will be given every week by the Weekly Freeman, fo the best original Short Story a not more than 4000 words ...

... owed her. Mrs. Tuite then proceeded to tell her story, and it threatened to be an endless one; but after being permitted to run a-head for half an hour, she concluded by sayiiig To make A long story short, your worship, I went to ask her for my money ...

... a (laughter). The groom of the defendant told Miss ex, Plunkett's stewart that was not their horse, and to make a long story short counsel said that the parties ;is were since then disputing. Both the horses, struge I q to say, were blistered on the fore-leg ...

... heerfully gave. le r Sergeant 'Armstrong-What is called - cram- ming amongst us. a Solicitor-G4eneral-To make a long story short, ti odid you not tellthem-the substsnce of this ques- co ,tion? That is -what I meant-in the way I stated. fl !ow, tell ...

... of the pro- 1, perty, he (witness) having lost eleven valuable sheep a short time ago through stray dogs. MSr. Harris commented on the extreme impro- in babiliry of the boys' story, and asked the bench c to refuse il!formations. No pr euz fade case had ...