Uncle went up to the policeman and said: "Say, Mister, we want to know if you will be so kind as to tell us ef we are acrost or not acrost."
"Do you mean on the north side or the south side?"
"No; I mean on this side or the other side."
"Well, which side did you come from?"
"I thought I came from the other side," said Uncle, "but it seems now as if I came from this side and didn't go over to the other side at all."
"Where have you been?" asked the policeman, making a mighty effort to untangle himself.
Uncle was becoming impatient.
"I tell you I've been acrost that river 'cause I walked acrost, and then I never walked acrost again, and here I am not acrost, and I want to know how I got back acrost again."
"Say, old lady!" said the policeman, "ain't he crazy?"
"This is the first time I really ever thought so. We've been seeing too much, and I guess we're both crazy."