The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

NOT GIVEN

THERE'S A STORY TOLD OF A KENTUCKIAN AND TEXAN: SAYS THE MAN
FROM KENTUCKY TO THE LONE STAR RANGER, "WHY, WE HAVE MORE MONEY
IN THIS HERE BLUE GRASS COUNTRY THAN YOU HAVE IN YOUR ENTIRE LAND
OF TEXAS, WHY WE COULD BUILD A FENCE OF GOLD AROUND THE WHOLE
STATE!"
SAYS THE TEXAN IN HIS SLOW DRAWL, "WHY, PARTNER, YOU DO THAT AND
I JUST MIGHT BUY IT!"

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: NOT GIVEN