In Mississippi, Mrs.Brown presented her husband with a 12 pound baby boy. Mr. Brown (who works in a newspaper office) was so delighted that he went to the newspaper office and told them that he had found a 12-pound gold nugget, as pure as any in America.
Naturally, the newspaper sent a reporter to the house to get the story, as anyone would do, and everyone was prospecting for gold in the little town. This is what happened.
Reporter: "Does Mr. Brown live here?. She "He does".
He: "Is he in?".
She: "No".
He: "I understand that he found a nugget of gold weighing 12-pounds".
She: (Seeing the joke) "Yes, he found one".
He: "Can you show me the spot where he found it?".
She: "I'm afraid Mr. Brown would object as it is private".
He: "Is the hole very far from here?".
She: "No, it is quite near".
He: "Has Mr. Brown been working the claim long?".
She: "No, only about ten months".
He: "Has he reached the bottom yet?".
She: "No, but he is very near".
He: "Was Mr.Brown the first to work it?".
She: "Well, he thinks he was".
He: "Has he been working the claim regularly since he found it?".
She: "No, but I told him last night it was time to start again".
He: "I suppose he works it secretly?".
She: "Yes, mostly every night".
He: "Do you help him?".
She: "I do my best".
He: "Do you think he will sell the claim?"
She: "I doubt it, he gets so much pleasure out of working it".
He: "Did he blast it out with nitroglycerin?".
She: "No, he used vaseline and kept digging".
He: "Has he widened the hole any?".
She: "Yes, a little".
He: "How big is the hole?".
She: "Well, about normal size, I suppose".
He: "Is he going to improve the mine any?".
She: "Yes, he said he was going to white wash the shaft tonight".
He: "Does he work alone at night?".
She: "No, I hold it for him and we split 50/50".
He: "Is he an expert at it?".
She: "Well, he does good work."
He: "Would you mind showing me the gold nugget?".
She: "Certainly, why not".
Then she brought out the 12 pound baby boy and they carried the reporter to the hospital.
