excerpt from 'The Twenty-three years, or the late way of life' pp. 84 (115 words)
excerpt from 'The Twenty-three years, or the late way of life' pp. 84 (115 words)
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A drunken man even if he was a nuisance could be dealt with, and even if he was belligerant [sic],well the arm of the law could deal with that as well, but a drunken woman was a different problem altogether. There were no Police Women then and if (as often happened) the lady in question either refused or was unable to co-operate, then the only solution was a handcart if no other conveyance was available. […] Needless to say the sight of a singing, shouting, drunken woman on a cart, kicking her legs in the air to the accompaniment of the ribald remarks of passers by, did nothing to uphold the dignity of the law. |
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