Circumstantial evidence is not always conclusive. But certain kinds of it cannot be disputed. In the following colloquy the policeman appears to have the best of it.
"Not guilty, sir," replied the prisoner.
"Where did you find the prisoner?" asked the magistrate.
"In Trafalgar Square, sir," was the Bobby's reply.
"And what made you think he was intoxicated?"
"Well, sir, he was throwing his walking-stick into the basin of one of the fountains and trying to entice one of the stone lions to go and fetch it out again."
A FUTURE STATESMAN
All the talk of hyphenated citizenship has evidently had its effect upon a San Francisco youngster, American born, who recently rebelled fiercely when his Italian father whipped him for some misdemeanor.
"But, Tomaso," said one of the family, "your father has a right to whip you when you are bad."
Tomaso's eyes flashed. "I am a citizen of the United States," he declared. "Do you think that I am going to let any foreigner lick me?"