Good ole Howard
A Illinois farmer (originally from Tennesee) got in his pickup and drove to a neighboring farm
and knocked at the farm house door. A young boy about
9 opened the door.
"Is yer Pa home?" the farmer asked.
No sir, he ain't," the boy replied. "He went into town."
"Well", said the farmer, "is yer Ma here?"
"No, sir, she ain't here neither. She went into town with Pa. "
"How about your brother, Howard? Is he here?"
"He went with Ma and Pa. "
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 asked politely. "I knows
where all the tools are, if you want to borry one. Or maybe I
Could take a message fer Pa. "
"Well," said the farmer uncomfortably, "I really wanted to talk to yer
Pa. It's about your brother Howard getting my daughter, Pearly
Mae, pregnant."
The boy considered for a moment. "You would have to talk to Pa about
that," he finally conceded."If it helps you any, I know that Pa
charges $50 for the bull and $25 for the hog, but,I really don't know
how much he gets for Howard."
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