Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 1, Number 10, DeMotte, Jasper County, 29 September 1932 — Indistinct Message That Had Daddy “Sitting Up” [ARTICLE]

Indistinct Message That Had Daddy “Sitting Up”

An Indianapolis man was accustomed to receiving a telephone call from his ten-year-old son each afternoon. The call came as usual on a recent day. “Hello, son, how is everything at home?” he began. The reply was indistinct, but sounded as if the boy had said; “Mummy’s bad sick.” Startled, the man held the receiver more tightly. “She is? What’s the matter with her?” “I don’t know. She only ate half a carrot and now she’s eating grass.” This information was more startling than ever. The man had sudden visions of his wife having lost her mind and parading through the yard, gnawing at grass. “Listen, son, talk louder. Did you say mother was sick?” “Naw,” came the disgusted reply, “not mother--bunny.”--Indianapolis News.