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THE BROWN THRUSHES: 
pronounce against the wretched culprits a 
verdict that will be sufficiently severe to, in a 
measure, repay the plaintiffs for the pain they 
have suffered, and make this an example for 
all other birds to take warning from, all time 
to come. 
I will not occupy your time further, for, 
as we have so fully proved all our points, a 
lengthened discussion is superfluous ; we there- 
fore submit our case to your judgment, and 
ask that you give for us such a verdict as 
you would individually have rendered for you 
in a case of similar aggravation and wicked- 
ness.” 
Maryland Yellow Throat then retired, and 
as he passed his clients, the look he gave them 
was the most confident and re-assuring possi- 
ble. The spectators of the trial threw glances 
of pity and sympathy towards the Robins, and 
many of them, convinced of the Thrushes’ 
guilt, regarded them coldly and even with dis- 
gust. 
It was now time for Wilson’s Thrush, 
Brown’s attorney, to make his plea. He began 
