Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1910 — A Victim of Draconian Law. [ARTICLE]

A Victim of Draconian Law.

Father (who has caught Patrick stealing)—l thought you knew better than to commit a theft You know how the law punishes people for small offenses. Patrick—How about you, father, whep you stole mother’s heart? You never got punished for that Father—l got a very severe punishment, my son. I got, penal servitude for life, and I’m doing it now.—London Tit-Bits.