the garden

an old Italian lived alone in New Jersey . He wanted to plant his
annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was
hard.

His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison.
The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:

Dear Vincent, I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won't be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging
up
for a garden. I know if you were here, my troubles would be
over. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old
days.

Love,
Papa

A few days later he received a letter from his son::

Dear Pop,

Don't dig up that garden.
That's where the bodies are buried.

Love,
Vinnie



At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and
dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the
old man and left.


That same day the old man received another letter from his son::

Dear Pop,

Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could
do under the circumstances.

I love you,
Vinnie

Bubba