Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1915 — LIFE'S LITTLE JESTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LIFE'S LITTLE JESTS

LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN TIME Didn't Matter to Old Darkey In Kentucky Whether Watch Was Regulated by Sun or Railroad. ■ '■ I* I ■ A prominent lawyer tells this tale of the hills of Kentucky. He had been In Jackson during the hearing of a big land case, and after the strain of several weeks in the courtroom had to take a trip up in the mountains and enjoy the quieting influence of the hills. He traveled the paths and narrow mountain roads till he found himself at the end of several days’ Journey about forty or fifty miles from the railroad. It was about noon, the lawyer judged, for his watch had run down and he could not be exact But in the midst of this deep contemplation the lawyer came upon an old darkey sitting upon a bowlder alongside the road. “What time have you?” he asked of the old darkey. “Well suh, boss, the old Waterberry says she’s about 10 minutes to 12,” was the reply. "Is that sun time or railroad time?” again questioned the lawyer. “What diffunce does that make? One am about as fer from here as the other.” —Louisville Times.