Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1907 — Nothing Doing. [ARTICLE]

Nothing Doing.

It was a dull morning in the police court, and the magistrate, a benedict of long standing, sat in his chair looking into space. A prisoner was brought before him and the policeman made a charge. “Intoxicated, eh?” muttered the court, absent-mindedly. “Yes, your honor,” admitted the prisoner. “Are you married?” asked the magistrate. “No,” was the reply. “Then what excuse do you have?” demanded the court, mechanically signing the commitment paper. A titter ran over the rtudience and the magistrate came to with a start, glancing apprehensively at the reporters. When court was adjourned, contrary to his usual custom, he called the newspaper men before him. “Do you find anything to write this morning?” he asked in a clearly apprehensive tone. “No,” was the reply. The magistrate looked relieved. “That’s good—that is—l —mean I thought there wasn’t anything worth writing,” he said. —New York Sun.