Dad always found humor in things around him. He tried not to take himself or others too seriously. He would tell stories such as the time he went out to see Grandpa Munsee out at the barn when Grandpa was milking the cow. When he went into the barn the cow saw him, but Grandpa didn’t. The cow was startled and kicked over the milk bucket, knocking Grandpa off the stool and onto the ground. Grandpa was so mad at the cow that he hit her with the stool several times, swearing up a storm.
Dad figured this was no time for a chat so he quietly left the barn and never told Grandpa that he had caused the commotion.
Dad would tell this story and laugh at all the problems he had caused and nobody knew.
He would also tell Sugar factory stories of himself and others who would think up practical jokes such as wiring up a toilet seat to an electric current and shocking those who had a tendency to sit too long.
Dad loved to repeat serious stories and tweak them a bit, adding his own slant of humor. One story was about a sister, Aunt Victoria, I think. Aunt Victoria was being courted after the death of her first husband. She told him a story of a man who had taken her to dinner. As they were sitting across the table from each other, she said that the man started to “grow horns.” She was very serious about the story and felt this was a sign from above that she should not date him anymore. Dad burst out laughing and put is twist on the story…(Dean, do you remember this, or have anymore details of the story?)
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