Not Just a Jar...a HERO
In some parts of the United States, folks never have drank out of a mason jar. We are doin' our best to educate them, but we need yore help! Most people don't realize the historical significance of the fruit jar... Not just a jar--a HERO!
Way back before the War Between the States, some surveyors were hired to lay out some boundary lines. Two of the most important folks doin' this was Mr. Dixon and Mr. Mason. They went across the country from East ta West layin' out their lines. They got awful thirsty sometimes while stuck out in the woods. They was drinkin' out of two ol' jelly glasses that looked alike. Mr. Dixon was a real particular feller and was real careful about not drinkin' after anybody else. So they were always arguin' about who's glass was which and not spendin' much time working.
One day, their boss had enough, and so he called 'em in to talk and git it settled. He said, "If you fellas don't quit worryin' about these jelly glasses, we won't never git finished with surveyin' this line before the war starts. Now Dixey," (he called Dixon Dixey 'cause it made his eyes bulge) "you and Mason just throw the jelly glasses away. Here's a cup for you and a jar for Mason. Now git gone and git done!" Well, sure enough, that did the trick. Before long, Mr. Dixon and Mr. Mason got the lines drawn and their job done.
But we should be real thankful for that long-forgotten boss who came up with Dixey's cup and Mason's jar so we could use the Mason-Dixon Line to tell the South from the North. Otherwise, we'd all be eatin' cream o' wheat instead of grits! Something smells FOWL about this tale...
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