A TABOOED WORD.
Three specials woro slowly. trotting down Willis Street on Saturday night, the street being fairly congested at tho time- Suddenly tbo cry scab was heard from out of-a group. Instantly wio of tho specials wheeled bis horso about preparatory to finding tho offender. Unfortunately for him a ear eamo along at the moment, a.nrl ho ltacl to confine all bis attention to tho prancing animal ho was, riding. The car passed, Imtfcilw offender had made himself scareo. Tbo specials bad iiot gono far when tbo epithet repeated), lightning tbo same special's hOi'scr was wheeled shout, and lie huvdo Ins way to the centre, of a krot men. Ho was not niih'k enough io catch the offender's identity, however, and with an admonition to tiro crowd in goittral, lio oiwe more continued or? li.is way. The offender did Hot Utter the tabooed work again. bis bist escape was too close, for Iris liking, and tho specials continued on unmolested.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1914, 24 November 1913, Page 6
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161A TABOOED WORD. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1914, 24 November 1913, Page 6
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