Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1919 — Rare Forethought. [ARTICLE]

Rare Forethought.

“Yus, mum,’’ said Meandering Marmaduke, “I were, a very precocious child, mum. Why, would yer bulleve it, I began to smoke when I were only six years old.” “Why, you degenerate brute!" exclaimed the horrified old lady. “Why did you do that?" “Well, yer se*» ; mum. by I were old enoiigh to shave I ’ad saved up enough coupons for a razor.”