His First Attempt
“To-morrow I am going to hand my first attempt at a drama to the manager of our theatre.”
“Friend, as a lawyer, you ought to know that even an attempt at crime is punishable.”
Difference of Statement
“Is it true that you said the man Meier here, had stolen your pocketbook?”
“I didn’t say that, Squire; I only stated, that if Meier had not helped me to look for it, I should have found it again.”
On Time
Clerk of the Court (to countryman):—“What do you want here so early? There is nobody here yet, but myself! Before eight o’clock no business is accepted. Don’t you see that it is still two whole minutes of eight? In two minutes you will find me in!”