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Show LAWS INJUSTICE MADE PLAIN Farmer's Grievance Wai That Story Once Accepted Should Not Remain Good. A story ia being told nt the expense of an old English farmer who was reontly called upon to explain why he und failed to take out a license; for a fatorlte fox terrier dog. " 'Kb nob-but nob-but a puppy," the defendant remarked, In response to a question aa to the animat e age. "Yea, yea! So you say. But how old la be?" "Oh. weel. I couldn' tell to a bit," waa the reply. "I never was much good at remembering remember-ing dates, but Ve nobbut a puppy." On the other hand, It waa maintained that the animal In question waa a very, very old fashioned puppy, and the magistrate Inflicted the usual One. Shortly afterward the farmer was met by a friend who wanted to know bow be bad fared at the polio court. "Nobbut mlddlln'," waa the reply. "Did they fine youT" "Yea," responded respond-ed the victim; "an 'ang me If I can understand Itl Last year an' the year afore that I told the same tale about the aamo dog, an' It wor allua good enough afore! Who's been tamperln wl' the liw aln' last year?" |