Begat Chat

Here is a funny story that Isaac's daughter-n-law liked to tell about him.

When Ike and Bernice were newlyweds they decided to visit a relative in Alabama with Ike's parents. The relative was about a days buggy ride away (probably 30-40 miles). Ike and Bernice were riding in a buggy, driving a young brown mare. Ike's parents were coming along behind them in a gig drawn by an old yellow male named Pete.

Now Pete and the brown mare were real fond of each other. Pete grazed in the pasture with her every day and never let her out of his sight. So Ike being "devilish" whipped his mare into a gallop every time they went around a curve on the "turnpike" so Pete couldn't see them. As soon as Pete realized she was out of sight, he would let out a loud Hee Haw and tear out as fast as he could run until he caught up.

The neighbors gathered along the road wondering what was the matter with Pete. They all arrived at the relative's house about noon.

This story always sent Mabel, Ike's daughter-n-law, into convulsions as she visualized Pete running and braying.