Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1879 — His Humble Opinions. [ARTICLE]

His Humble Opinions.

The other night about ten o'clock a constable, who was walking up Maple street on business, was halted by a weak-looking little man who was a bit agitated. The officer suspected a family row, but it didn't turn out that way The little naan asked him to step around the corner and take a look at a certain house, and the officer stepped. It was an unoccupied house, and as they halted before it the citizen said: “It is my humble opinion that there is no family in here, and that a waterpipe has bursted. I dislike very much to see any one’s property damaged if I can prevent it” Sure enough, there was two feet of water in the cellar, and more rushing in. “Itis my humble opinion,” remarked the little man as the two looked through the cellar window, “ that some thief has cut off the pipe and the drain is stopped up. Perhaps you don’t want to see this property damaged?” The constable didn’t. In his philanthropy he decided to open the drain, and the little man having procured a candle, the officer waded in water up to his knees, poked around for ten minutes with a stick, and finally opened the drain. “Now, then, it is my humble opinion that we ought to plug up the pipe.” observed the little man and the officer drove a plug into it at the expense of a shower-bath which wet him all oven “ A good job—a good job!” chuckled the citizen, “but seeing that you are certain to be down town in the morning, it is my humble opinion that you’d better call at the water office and leave word to have the water shut off.” The officer agreed. Next morning, as he went past the office, a red rag around his neck and a cold in his head, he left the message and learned that the house belonged to the little man of humble opinions! If the' constable catches him on the street some dark night *•*!!! !— Detroit Free Press.