Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1916 — Badly Handicapped. [ARTICLE]

Badly Handicapped.

“I understand your boy is going away to college next year.” “Yes,” replied old Mr. Cobbles. “We’re powerful sorry ter see him go.” “It will be a great thing for him.” “Mebby so. But John’s a mighty poor dancer an’ he ain’t no good as an athlete. Furthermore, he knows so much about Greek an’ Latin I’m afeared them college hoys will pester th’ life out o’ him.”