A preacher retired and moved to the country to
enjoy life and practice his hobby of yard work.
Needing a lawn mower, he headed into town to buy
one. On the way he saw a sign advertising a lawn
mower for sale. He stopped at the house and a
young lad came out to greet him.

The preacher asked about the lawn mower and the
kid said it was behind the house. The two went to
look at the lawn mower. The engine was sputtering
along at idle speed. The preacher increased the
speed of the engine and mowed a few strips.
Satisfied that the mower would do the job they
settled on a price of $25.00.

Later in the day, the young lad was riding his
bicycle when he spied the preacher pulling on the
engine starter rope. The kid stopped and watched
for a couple of minutes. He asked, "What's
wrong?"

The reply came, "I can't get this mower started.
Do you know how?"

The kid said, "Yep."

"Well, how do you do it? Tell me!", the preacher
yelled.

The kid replied, "You have to cuss it."

The preacher rose up indignantly. "Now you listen
here. I am a preacher and if I ever did cuss, not
saying I have, I've forgotten how to do it after
all these years."

With a wise look on his face well beyond his
years, the kid said, "Preacher, you keep on
pulling that rope and it'll all come back to
ya."