A Handy Faculty.
Reading edition
Whilst Uncle Abe was passing, in his flat-boat, a small town on the Wabash, an old chum accosted him from shore thus:—
"Uncle Abe, are you asleep?"
"Why?"
"Because, I want to borrow some whiskey."
"Then" said Abe, "I am asleep."
And he rolled over drowsily on the flat-boat, and it passed on.