Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1883 — Naturally. [ARTICLE]

Naturally.

“Oh, pa, there is an awful fight around the corner.!” . “Yes?” said pa, indifferently. “And one*man has chewed the other’s earoff. ” ——- “And the other man has shot off his pistol and killed a baby!” “Poor baby,” yawned pa. “Ain’t you goin’ round there ?” “Presently,” replied pa. In a short time everything became quiet, and pa rushed frantically around the corner and arrested an old woman for selling matches without a license. Pa was a policeman.— Jefferson City Tribune.