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English
1823
Being thrown upon his own resources, he naturally starves. He can make long speeches, he can tell you all his troubles, he can stand in the lime light and strike attitudes, he can knock the villain down, and he can defy the police, but these requirements are not much in demand in the labor market, and as they are all he can do or cares to do, he finds earning his living a much more difficult affair than he fancied. There is a deal too much hard work about it for him. BEING THROWN UPON HIS OWN RESOURCES HE NATURALLY STARVES HE CAN MAKE LONG SPEECHES HE CAN TELL YOU ALL HIS TROUBLES HE CAN STAND IN THE LIMELIGHT AND STRIKE ATTITUDES HE CAN KNOCK THE VILLAIN DOWN AND DEFY THE POLICE BUT THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MUCH IN DEMAND IN THE LABOUR MARKET AND AS THEY ARE ALL HE CAN DO OR CARE TO DO HE FINDS EARNING HIS LIVING A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AFFAIR THAN HE FANCIES IT THERE IS A DEAL TOO MUCH HARD WORK ABOUT IT FOR HIM
 of criminal cases take place in the front parlor of the victim's house, the villain acting as counsel, judge, and jury rolled into one, and a couple of policemen being told off to follow his instructions. These are a few of the more salient features of stage "law" so far as we have been able to grasp it up to the present; but as fresh acts and clauses and modifications appear to be introduced for each new play, we have abandoned all hope of ever being able to really comprehend the subject. To return to our hero, the state of the law, as above sketched, naturally confuses him, and the villain, who is the only human being who does seem to understand stage legal questions, is easily able to fleece and ruin him. The simple-minded hero signs mortgages, bills of sale, deeds of gift, and such like things, under the impression that he is playing some sort of a round game; and then when he cannot pay the interest they take his wife and children away from him and turn him adrift into the world. A MORTGAGE THAT ALL TRIALS OF CRIMINAL CASES TAKE PLACE IN THE FRONT PARLOUR OF THE VICTIM'S HOUSE THE VILLAIN ACTING AS COUNSEL JUDGE AND JURY ROLLED INTO ONE AND A COUPLE OF POLICEMEN BEING TOLD OFF TO FOLLOW HIS INSTRUCTIONS THERE ARE A FEW MORE SALIENT FEATURES OF STAGE LAW SO FAR AS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GRASP IT UP TO THE PRESENT MOMENT BUT AS FRESH ACTS AND CLAUSES MODIFICATIONS APPEAR TO BE INTRODUCED FOR EACH NEW PLAY WE HAVE ABANDONED ALL HOPE OF EVER BEING ABLE TO GET TO REALLY COMPREHEND THE SUBJECT TO RETURN TO OUR HERO THE STATE OF THE LAW AS ABOVE SKETCHED NATURALLY CONFUSES HIM AND THE VILLAIN WHO IS THE ONLY HUMAN BEING WHO DOES SEEM TO UNDERSTAND STAGE LEGAL QUESTIONS IS EASILY ABLE TO FLEECE AND RUIN HIM THE SIMPLE MINDED HERO SIGNS MORTGAGES BILLS OF SALE DEEDS OF GIFT AND SUCH THINGS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS PLAYING SOME SORT OF ROUND GAME AND THEN HE CANNOT PLAY THE INTEREST AND THEY TAKE HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN AWAY FROM HIM AND TURN HIM ADRIFT INTO THE WORLD
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