The Farmer and Joe
The Alabama farmer got in his pickup and drove several
miles to a neighboring farm and knocked on the farmhouse door. Ayoung boy, about 5 , opened the door.
"Is yer paw home?" the farmer asked.
"No sir he ain't," the boy replied. "He went to town."
"Well said the farmer, is yer maw here?"
"No, she ain't here neither. She went to town with paw."
"How about your brother, Joe, is he here?"
"He went with maw and paw." The farmer stood there for a
few minutes, shifting from one foot to the other and mumbling to
himself.
"Is there anything I can do fer ya?", the boy inquired
politely.
"I know where all the tools are, if you want to borry one.
Or maybe I could take a message fer paw."
"Well," said the farmer uncomfortably. "I really wanted to
talk to yer paw. It's about your brother Joe getting my daughter,
DarlaMae, pregnant.
The boy considered for a moment.
"You would have to talk to paw about that," he finally conceded. "But if it helps you any, I know that paw charges $50 for the bull and $25 for the boar hog but I really don't know how much he gets for Joe."
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