Boudreaux live across de bayou from Clarence, who he don like at all. Dey > all de time yell across de bayou at each other. Boudreaux would yell to > Clarence, "If I had a way to cross dis bayou, I'd come over dere an beat > you up good, yeah!" > > Dis went on for years. Finally de state done built a bridge across dat > bayou right by dere houses and Boudreaux's wife, Marie , say, "Now is you > chance, Boudreaux. Why don you go over der an beat up dat Clarence like > you say?" > > Boudreaux say, "OK," and start across de bridge, but he see a sign on de > bridge an he stop to read it and den he go back home. > > Marie say, "Why you back so soon?" > > And Boudreaux say, " Marie , I dun change my mind 'bout beatin' up dat > Clarence . You know Marie , dey got a sign on dat dere bridge dat say, ' > Clarence 13 ft. 6 in.' You know, he don look near dat big when I yell at > him across de bayou." |