Title: How to sell a dead mule
Description: Although it has been years since I read Thilbert Pearce's collection of humorous local stories, I can still recall laughing uncontrollably over several of them.  Perhaps my favorite involved a small town's effort to provide Christmas entertainment for the local kiddies while also providing at least temporary employment for the town drunk.  Best of all, I know it to be a true story!
Subjects: Anecdotes, Social life and customs
Places: Franklin County (N.C.)