New England Joke Lore: The Tonic of Yankee Humor
CHAPTER IV.
FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS AND SMALL TOWN LIFE.
The Young Man Who Had “Speerit”--The Lady Who Secured a Wardrobe--The Story of “Lafe” and the Livery Stable Man--The Man Who Wanted to Fight a Year Afterward--A Rural “Trademark”--An Early Example of Camouflage--“Noah Built the Ark” 72-90