snowyday Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 An elderly woman living in the wild untamed vastness of the Tennessee mountains fell ill and a doctor was summoned. He prescribed some medicine in the form of capsules, but he found it very difficult to induce his patient to take them. She finally agreed. A few days later her son finding her sitting up and feeling much better, suggested she celebrate her improvement with a smoke from her old pipe. He filling her old pipe, and taking a live coal from the hearth, carried both to his mother. “Take that away,†cried the old woman in terror. “Don’t you know better than to come near me with that fire while I’ve got those cartridges in me.†* * * snowyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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