A rancher drove to his neighbor's ranch and knocked at the door. Young Johnny, 9 years old, opened the door. "Is your Dad home?" the rancher asked.

"No sir, he isn't," the Johnny replied. "He went into town."

"Well," said the neighbor, "Is your Mother here?"

"No sir, she's not here either. She went into town with Dad."

"How about your brother, Howard? Is he here?"

"No sir, He went with Mom and Dad."

The rancher stood there for a few minutes, shifting from one foot to the other and mumbling to himself and thinking of what to do next.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Johnny asked politely. "I know where all the tools are, if you want to borrow one. Or maybe I could take a message for Dad."

"Well," said the rancher uncomfortably, "I really wanted to talk to your Dad. It's about your brother Howard getting my daughter, Suzie, pregnant."'

Johnny considered for a moment. "You would have to talk to Pa about that," he finally conceded. "If it helps you any, I know that Pa charges $500 for the bull and $50 for the hog, but I really don't know how much he gets for Howard."