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Mars Jeems's Nightmare 101
 "Yes, Julius," said I, "that was powerful goopher.  I am glad, too, that you told us the moral of the story; it might have escaped us otherwise.  By the way, did you make that up all by yourself?"
 The old man's face assumed an injured look, expressive more of sorrow than of anger, and shaking his head he replied:--
 "No, suh, I heared dat tale befo' you er Mis' Annie dere wuz bawn, suh.  My mammy tol' me dat tale w'en I wa'n't mo' d'n knee-high ter a hopper-grass."
 I drove to town next morning, on some business, and did not return until noon; and after dinner I had to visit a neighbor and did not get back until supper-time.  I was smoking a cigar on the back piazza in the early evening, when I saw a familiar figure carrying a bucket of water to the barn.  I called my wife.