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January 1948

Barley Corn

New Version of An Old Chestnut

One sleety winter evening, visibility zero, the doors of a saloon flew open and three drunks staggered in. The first stumbled into a telephone booth and began making long distance calls. The second lurched to the bar and began searching through his vest and the lining of his hat for hidden dollar bills. The third tripped over the doorsill and crash-landed flat on the floor.

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