Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 256, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1918 — Awful Word. [ARTICLE]

Awful Word.

A few weekes after school began six-year-old Jack announced” at the dinner table: “A boy at the school today said a bad word.” “Oh, dear,” said mamma, "he ought to be ashamed.” ' ; J “Yes, arid the teacher said she’d have to punish him if he ever said It again.” “What did he say?” asked daddy. "I can’t tell you, daddy. It was awful bad.’’ “Really?” “Just awful, awful bad. I wouldn’t say such a word.” Then suddenly brightening, as if with a new idea: •But I’ll spell it for you. It. is g-i-t 1”