Show WANTED TO BE AGREEABLE farmers rather humorous explanation for telling exceedingly tall story irving batcheller Datche Dat cheller IIer once onca told a story of a farmer on the connecticut hilla pretty steep land for planting it a visitor asked the tiller of the boti boll pretty steep tho the farmer assented 1 I suppose its ita quite difficult jo alo plant your corn quite difficult came the echo tho the visitor was interested and would not be put off with short replies eh bh how do you manage to plant on this hill he persisted the farmer gazed at him pityingly we have to shoot it all into uie the earth with shotguns stranger he assured hla his guest the visitor gasped really he ejaculated really now Is that actually true the farmer sighed and turned upon hla his guest a look of withering scorn no that true he answered im trying to make conversation |