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and the description of colt. “ The second session of the Mu- 
nicipal Civil Court was yesterday the scene of much merri¬ 
ment. Por some tune the lawyers had known of the case of 
Hudgens vs. Eee, and enough had crept out about the matter 
to raise a suspicion, at least, that it would be highly interesting 
n this they were not mistaken, for the hearing was a real ‘Com¬ 
edy of Errors, and the stories of the witnesses elicited ever and 
anon considerable laughter, in which the grave and potent iudo- e 
lmself was forced to join. The court room was crowded by mem¬ 
bers of the bar, and so entertaining were the proceedings that 
one legal gentleman preferred to lose his place in the o?der of 
hearing in another court rather than miss the fun, and sent word 
hack when sent for, to say that he was engaged in another session. 
A good deal of amusement arose as to the definition of the word 
urro, and this seemed to puzzle every one concerned in the case. 
t( ? P rocee d*. Daniel D. Eee is a veterinary surgeon of con¬ 
siderable experience, whose clientage is among the upper tendom 
and he was sued for damages for the sufferings of a youno- burro’ 
both mental and physical. The plaintiff is a man well 
known about town and on the beaches, where he is often seen 
m the summer time, dressed in grotesque costume and catering 
for the young people who hie them to his donkeys for a ride" 5 
Seymour I. Hudgens is the name of this public benefactor, 
and he keeps some 20 of the patient animals of Bible fame for 
this especial purpose and for advertising. East October he 
was possessed of a pretty little strawberry roan colt of the 
donkey species, and this, with its dam, he loaned to Mr. 
George F. Clark, of the Park Commission, to keep about his 
lawn for the pleasure, of his young children until cold weather 
set m. Mr. Clark lives at Eongwood, and there the colt and 
dam were kept. But, unfortunately for Dr. Eee, there is an¬ 
other gentleman named Clark who lives near to the other 
gentleman, only that Mr. George F. Clark lives on Parkway ^ 
and the other Clark, on Park Street. The latter gentleman had 
a young stallion which he desired to have gelded, but in the 
general mix up the wrong animal was operated on.’ The poor 
burro suffered, while it was not intended by his owner that he 
should be gelded, while his neighbor, the horse, escaped, at least 
for a time. Dr. Eee, in evidence, said he had been in practice 
10 years, graduating from the Harvard Veterinary School, and 
for seven years was lecturer on anatomy at the college. ’ Mr 
Clark of Parkway called upon him in October, and "engaged 
him to operate on his young horse, and it was arranged that he 
