Ole
& Lena lived by lake in Nordern
Minnesota .
It vas early vinter and DA
lake had froze over.
Ole
asked Lena if she vould valk across DA
frozen lake to DA yeneral store to get
him some smokes. She asked him for
some money, but he told her, Nah, yust
put it on our tab.
So
Lena valked across, got the smokes at
DA yeneral store, den walked back home
across the lake. Ven she got home and gave
Ole his smokes she asked him, Ole, you alvays
tell me not to run up DA tab at DA store. Why
didn't you yust give me some money?
Ole
replied, Vell, I didn't vant to send
you out dere vit some money ven I
vasn't sure how tick the ice vas
yet.
Kinda brings a tear to me eye..it does!
