Excerpt from Talis Qualis, or Tales of the Jury-Room IT was during the Assize week Of an important city in the South Of Ireland, that a grave looking gentleman dressed in a sober suit Of brown and Petersham top coat, was Observed riding with a somewhat inquisitive air through the dense crowds who thronged the Open Space before the city and county Court-house. Every' thing in his appearance announced a person Of good sense and prudence. His dress was neither too good for the road nor too mean for the wearer's rank as indicated by his demeanour; his hat was decent, but evidently not his best; a small spotted shawl folded cravat-wise, protected his throat and ears from the rather moist and chilly air Of an early Irish spring. A pair Of doe - skin caps, or over-alls, buttoned on the knees, defended those essential hinges Of the lower man from the danger Of contracting any rheumatic rust in the Open air; while gloves of the same material and top boots neatly fazed, evinced in the extremities of the wearer's person the same union Of economy, and just suf ficient attention to appearances, which was observable in all the rest of his attire.6 the jury room. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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