ABSTRACT
So he give him the big ol' axe up ya know. Straightened out again an’ _ by an' by he see the...that this fella...his wife (was) goin around wi' 'nother feller an' courtin see. [Male listener: Mm.] An' they come...he was...('bout)...dead now an' they come in an' looked at un in the coffin ya know. Oh talkin this an' that an' they pulled their arms around [one] another _ ya know kissed an' hugged an' everything ya know an' gone over an' looked at un. Buddy jump up an' grabbed an axe up an' let 'em have it! [laughter]
[Male listener: They'll have it all now. Lester'll have it missus.] Eh? [Male listener: Lester'll have it now.] Over the wall at bottom o' the garden, one o' the ol' hardwood axes. He made that a cold
junk, [laughter] He was no good to his wife _ afterwards! [laughter]
Duration: 1 min., 21 sec. Location: The house of Alec Barrett (teller's brother-in-law). Audience: Alec Barrett and Wilson Warren (neighbor), interviewer.
