Mr. Justice Cocklecarrot began the hearing of a very curiou… - J. B. Morton

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Mr. Justice Cocklecarrot began the hearing of a very curious case yesterday. A Mrs. Tasker is accused of continually ringing the doorbell of a Mrs. Renton, and then, when the door is opened, pushing a dozen red-bearded dwarfs into the hall and leaving them there.

J. B. Morton

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John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton (better known by his preferred abbreviation J. B. Morton; 7 June 1893 – 10 May 1979) was an English humorous writer noted for authoring a column called "By the Way" under the pen name 'Beachcomber' in the from 1924 to 1975.

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