The folks in the southern part of Arkansas are not noted for their
speed.
A man and his wife were sitting on their porch when a funeral procession
passed the house. The man was comfortably seated in a chair that was
tilted back against the house, and was whittling a piece of wood. As the
procession passed, he said:
"I reckon ol' man Williams has got about the biggest funeral that's ever
been held around hyer, Caroline."
"A purty good-sized one, is it, Bud?" queried the wife, making no effort
to move.
"Certainly is!" Bud answered.
"I surely would like to see it," said the woman. "What a pity I ain't
facin' that way!"