Eagle River Democrat

Mad Red Hair.

For the purpose of this tale it must be remembered that Judge Coffey has red hair. Perhaps the shade is more properly termed "ginger," but then, a chevelure approaching rubescence is ever dubbed red. Ex-Judge Bowers, a venerable jurist who in early days was a light of the superior bench, was arguing a law point of some importance before Judge Coffey. He had a trick of emphasizing his periods with an uplifted forefinger, and, after defining his views, ended up very solemnly: "I see around me many gray-haired lawyers, whose opinions, I have no doubt, agree with those I have just expressed to your honor—men whose snowy locks testify to—"

At this juncture Judge Coffey leaned over his desk and in his mildest tones interrupted: "I have no doubt you are right, judge, and your deference to gray-haired men is very appropriate, but I'd like to remind you there's a red-headed man whose opinion is of most importance in this case."
—San Francisco Wave.