A farmer got in his pickup and drove several miles
to a neighboring farm and knocked on the farmhouse door....
A young boy, about 12, opened the door.
"Is yer pa home?" the farmer asked.
"No sir, he ain't," the boy replied. "He went to town."

"Well," said the farmer, "is yer ma here?"
"No, she ain't here neither. She went to town with pa."
"How about your brother, Joe,.. is he here?"
"Nope,..he's with my ma and pa."

The farmer stood there for a few minutes, shifting from one
foot to the other and mumbling to himself...

The boy asks... "There anything I can do fer ya?...
I know 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 need to
talk to yer pa..... It's about your brother Joe gittin my
daughter, Pearly Mae pregnant."

The boy considered for a moment. ......
"Yep,..I reckon ya'll would have to talk to
pa about that", he finally conceded. "But if it helps ya
any, ...I know pa charges $50 fer the bull and $25 fer the
boar hog -..... but I don't know how much he gets fer Joe!