The small son of the house had been sent to bed by his mother for using a naughty word. When his father came home, she told him what she had done. “I’ll teach him to swear,” exclaimed the father and started up the stairs. Half way up he tripped, and a volley of oaths came forth. “You had better come down now dear,” called out his wife, when the air had cleared somewhat. “I think Billy has had enough for the first lesson.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 October 1941, Page 5
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