My beautiful old mother was a Presbyterian by faith and was very strict. If we boys had met a lady and had not pulled off our caps, the blackjack brush would have been flying. The American flag would have been in view, for while Mother put the stripes on us, we saw stars. Then the red, white and blue would immediately appear on the surface of our legs.
Some time ago I was crossing a large city, and, behold, I met a young woman with a pair of boots and a man’s hat on. Her hair was gone and her mouth was painted red. She was leading a large bulldog and he had pulled her from one side of the walk to the other until her hands were blistered. In front of a large department store the young woman lost her temper and she gave that bulldog the most outlandish cussing that I ever heard a poor dog get. I gave the sidewalk to the woman and the dog, and I kept my hat on.
When I got to my room, I said, “Now, Lord, my precious old mother taught me to take my hat off when I met a lady.” And the Lord seemed to say, “Yes, you must still do that when you meet a lady. Women and bulldogs are another proposition.”
Robinson, Reuben A. (Bud). The Collected Works of 'Uncle Bud' Robinson (Kindle Locations 4360-4368). Jawbone Digital. Kindle Edition.
Some time ago I was crossing a large city, and, behold, I met a young woman with a pair of boots and a man’s hat on. Her hair was gone and her mouth was painted red. She was leading a large bulldog and he had pulled her from one side of the walk to the other until her hands were blistered. In front of a large department store the young woman lost her temper and she gave that bulldog the most outlandish cussing that I ever heard a poor dog get. I gave the sidewalk to the woman and the dog, and I kept my hat on.
When I got to my room, I said, “Now, Lord, my precious old mother taught me to take my hat off when I met a lady.” And the Lord seemed to say, “Yes, you must still do that when you meet a lady. Women and bulldogs are another proposition.”
Robinson, Reuben A. (Bud). The Collected Works of 'Uncle Bud' Robinson (Kindle Locations 4360-4368). Jawbone Digital. Kindle Edition.
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