Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1889 — His Instructions. [ARTICLE]

His Instructions.

Convening of Circuit Court in a Missouri county town. Judge (to sheriff) —I wish you would investigate the cause of that noise next door, Mr. Sheriff. I want it distinctly understood that this court is not going to put up with any interruption. It is time the people in this community were liecoming civilized. If they do not think so, I will teach them. Go around, there and arrest those fellows that are making daylight hideous with their unseemly cries. [The sheriff retires, and soon returns with an anxious face.] Judge—What was the matter, Mr. Sheriff? What was the occasion of the disturbance? And, by the way, you have not put a stop to it. Sheriff—Your Honor, the noise is not intended to disturb the court. It is the natural and unavoidable outcome of a faro game that has just been started.

Judge —Ah! Well, just let it go. I feared it was the loud declamation of idle talk. You might go across the street there, Mr. Sheriff, and compel those youngsters to stop playing marbles. It is well to teach the young to respect a court of justice.—gtrfcansaic Traveler.