farmers dead daughter

The salesman stopped at a farmhouse one evening to ask for

room and board for the night. The farmer told him there was no

vacant room. "I could let you sleep with my daughter," the

farmer said, "if you promise not to bother her."

The salesman agreed. After a hearty supper, he was led to the

room. He undressed in the dark, slipped into bed, and felt the

farmer's daughter at his side. The next morning he asked for

his bill.

"It'll be just two dollars, since you had to share the bed," the

farmer said.

"Your daughter was very cold," the salesman said.

"Yes, I know," said the farmer. "We're going to bury her

today."