Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1910 — Why the English Make You Mad. [ARTICLE]

Why the English Make You Mad.

W. Pett Ridge, who won his public in this country several years ago when the Harpers published his novel of a young London girl of the slums, entitled, “By Order of the Magistrate.” is counted in London, where his public is very wide, a most excellent raconteur. One of his stories is of an infuriated musician who rushed up to a policeman and demanded vengeance on a small urchin who, he protested, had insulted him “I was coming along the road in a hurry just now,’’ he explained wrathfully, “when the young scoundrel stopped me and asked me the time. 1 said, ‘lt is ten to three,’’ and he said ‘At three o’clock get your hair cut.’ ” The policeman glanced slowly at a neighboring clock. “Well.’’ he replied stolidly, “you’re all right, sir—you have still got a good eight minutes.” —Harpers