Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1884 — He Was Insane. [ARTICLE]

He Was Insane.

“What occupation has the defendant followed?” asked the attorney for the defense in a case of petition for the appointment of a conservator. “He carried a hod for $1.50 a day,” replied the witness. “Had he succeeded in saving any money ?” “He had saved up $1,000.” “Well,” said the lawyer, pointing his index finger at the nose of the witness, “do you swear that you believe the defendant to be crazy ?” “I do,” said the witness, firmly. “What did he do to make you think him insane ?” “He threw down his hod and started a country newspaper!” “That will do,” said the court; “put him in the asylum and the conservator will be appointed.” —Paris Beacon. Thebe can not be a greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse. — Locke.