New England Joke Lore: The Tonic of Yankee Humor
CHAPTER XII.
CHEERFUL TALES OF NEIGHBORLY INTERCOURSE.
“Am I Ben Jackson, or Am I Not?”--“The Farther You Go the Better They Are”--“Say, Put the Doctor Ahead”--The Scrambled Eggs in the Highway--The Story of the Rebellious Horse--What Happened to the Junk Man--What Happened to Another Junk Dealer--The Inquisitive Man by the Roadside--The Misfortunes of Mr. Foley 237-255