Braxton and Hollis had jobs at a California cotton mill. One morning the foreman came along and found Braxton reading a letter to his coworker. ""Hey"" cried the foreman ""what kind a horseplay you two guys up to?"" ""Hollis got a letter from his girlfriend"" explained Braxton ""but he can't read; so Ah'm readin' the letter for him."" ""How come you got the cotton in your ears?"" ""Hollis don't want me to hear what his girlfriend writ to him!""