Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1905 — Well Parried. [ARTICLE]

Well Parried.

“What passed between yourself and the complainant?” inquired the magistrate in a county court. “I think, sor,” replied the worthy Mr. O’Brien, “a half dozen bricks and a lump of paving stone.” In “Irish Life and Humor” Mr. William Harvey gives another anecdote of the Irishman’s readiness in the court of law. “Now, Pat,” said a magistrate to an old offender, “what brought you here again?” “Two policemen, sor,” was the laconic reply. “Drunk, I suppose?” queried the magistrate. “Yes, sor,” said Pat, “both av thim.”