| Ferguson the blacksmith came to the doctor's surgery with a badly damaged foot. The doctor was surprised 'cos Ferguson was a careful man. "What happened?" he asked. "Well, 33 years ago, I was a young apprentice with Mr Thompson," Fergo began. "But about your foot?" the doc said. "This is abut my foot," Ferguson replied. "Thompson had a beautiful daughter. The first night I was there, she came in when I was in bed and asked if I was comfortable or if I wanted anything. I said I didn't. "The next night, she came in wearing her nightdress and asked if there was anything she could get or do for me and I told her I was comfortable. "The next night, she came in without a thing on and asked if she could do anything for me. Not wanting to keep her in the cold and without any clothes, I said there was nothing." "What has that got to do with your foot?" the doctor asked impatiently. The first night I was there she came in when I was in bed and asked if I was comfortable and if I wanted anything and I said I didn't. The next night she came in when I was in bed and she wearing her nightdress and she asked me if there was any single thing she could get me or do for me and I told her I was as comfortable as a bug in a rug. The next night she came in and the girl hadn't a thing on her and she asked me if she could do anything for me and not wanting to keep her standing in the cold and she without a shift I said there was nothing." |