Letters From J. Daniel Roth to Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 19, 1956

Authors

J. Daniel Roth

Document Type

Correspondence

Files

Date

9-19-1956

Keywords

bulls, cows, chickens, humor, rye, Bernville, snow

Description

A set of handwritten letters from J. Daniel Roth addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 19, 1956. Within, Roth writes humorous anecdotes about animals such as bulls and chickens and includes information about the proper method for clearing snow from rye plants.

Sender

J. Daniel Roth

Recipient

Alfred L. Shoemaker

Corresponds to:

Packet 687-26 to 687-28

City

Bernville, Pennsylvania

Transcription

Sept-19-1956

Mr Shoemaker.

I have a few things for you.

There was a young couple driving along the street and they past a field that a bunch of cows were in and the one used to go after one and smell at her than the girl asked why he was doing that then he said that one was the bull and he was smelling to see if she was ready and then they kept on driving along and then she asked once if he smelling anything then he said no he don’t smell nothing. Well they kept on driving along then she asked again don’t you smell nothing yet then he said no he don’t smell nothing then they kept on driving along again then she asked again don’t you smell nothing yet then again he said I don’t smell nothing then she said then you are dumber then the bull.

Ha Ha

That’s all

J. Daniel Roth

Bernville Pa

R. # 1.

Sept-19-1956

Mr Shoemaker.

And here is one that my Father said he used to go around with horse-bucky [buggy] to teach organ playing and one day started out in May and it started to snow and it snowed for three or four day and the snow was so wet and heavy that he to stop as the snow started to shove on the box of the bucky [buggy] that the got played out so he had to stop but as soon as it cleared up and the sun came out so quick the snow was gone.

Yours truly

J. Daniel Roth

Bernville Pa. R. 1.

You said about a bone rattle last Sunday why you had one there I guess over Labor Day

Mr. Oscar Stoyer he used to play them

Sept-19-1956

Mr. Shoemaker

This is another one there was big family with children and one Sunday she told her man to kill a few chickens she was going to make chicken for dinner then the children asked why she was making chicken for Sunday then she said and the preacher was coming for dinner then she said they should be good at the table and when dinner they sat at the table and one of the boys was sitting right in front of the window and while they were eating one of the boys cut a piece off and thrown it out the window. Then she asked what he threw out and he said that was chicken ass hole then when they were done eating she called him on a side and said she had them all cut out then he said and there was now in he done that they would get more chicken.

And you said on Sunday about snow on the rye that my Father said too that those that dredged it off with lines did not get any rye as they spoiled the blooming and those that left it on got rye.

Yours truly

J. Daniel Roth

Bernville Pa

R. # 1.

Language

English

Rights Statement

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Recommended Citation

Roth, J. Daniel, "Letters From J. Daniel Roth to Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 19, 1956" (1956). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 280.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/280