Wise Men and a Mule

Excerpt: "“She’s the beautifulest story ever wrote. I tell yuh she’s a dinger, and I’m a heap in favor of showin’ it to the multitude, ad lib, also visibly.” “Magpie” Simpkins shifts his feet on the table and leans back in his chair, acting like he’s said something real smart. “The best ever told,” admits “Old Testament” Tilton. “I longs to see it portrayed piously and with feelin’ aforethought.” ...