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? ? ? ? "He was drunk I reckon. He told you just exactly wrong."

? ? ? ? "Well, he did act like he was drunk, but it ain't no matter now. I got to be moving along. I'll fetch Goshen before day-light."

? ? ? ? "Hold on a minute. I'll put you up a snack to eat. You might want it."

? ? ? ? So she put me up a snack, and says:

? ? ? ? "Say- when a cow's laying down, which end of her gets up first? Answer up prompt, now- don't stop to study over it. Which end gets up first?"

? ? ? ? "The hind end, mum."

? ? ? ? "Well, then, a horse?"

? ? ? ? "The for'rard end, mum."

? ? ? ? "Which side of a tree does the most moss grow on?"

? ? ? ? "North side."

? ? ? ? "If fifteen cows is browsing on a hillside, how many of them eats with their heads pointed the same direction?"

? ? ? ? "The whole fifteen, mum.


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