Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1879 — Judge Black’s Joke. [ARTICLE]

Judge Black’s Joke.

Judge Jere Black, famous in contemporary history and law, has long worn a black wig. Having lately donned a new one, which looked new, and meeting Senator Bayard, of Delaware, the latter accosted him: “Why,Black, how young you look; you’re not so gray as I am, and you must be twenty years older.” “Humph,”said the Judge, “goodreason; your hair comes by descent, and I get mine by purchase.” Albany Law Journal.