Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 121, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1918 — Probably Keenly Sharpened. [ARTICLE]

Probably Keenly Sharpened.

In olden times it was customary for an officer to go around the towns and villages to see that the Inhabitants had no weapons of war. One one of these tours an officer called at the house of a worthy Scotch couple and put the question to the bld man: “Any weapons of war in this house?” After scratching his head Sandy looked at his better half and said: “’Deed, aye; pit oot your tongue, guidwlfe 1”