Maybe the Hiccups Weren't So Bad

Holbrook Swinfelder had a bad case of hiccups that had lasted for weeks. He started out trying all the old home remedies and nothing was working. His friends joined in and tried the old "scare the pants off" routine. They took him out in a car and pretended it was out of control going down Miller's Hill. Holbrook was definitely scared but the hiccups still plagued him. Down in the next county there is a honky tonk called The Do Drop In. And in this club there works a woman, Tonya (nobody seems to know her last name) who is right in all the right places. Holbrook's good buddies talked her into coming up and meeting with the hiccup victim with the idea of giving him a little jolt. They knew how shy Holbrook was and that he had never had much too do with women. Particularly a woman that left no doubt that she was a woman. They took Holbrook to the Drive In movie and made out like they were going to the snack bar. Holbrook didn't want to go because of his affection. Just after they left, Tonya climbed in beside Holbrook and started into running her hand through his hair. Then she started in to kissing him. She said later that Holbrook's arms and legs went limp and she was worried that he was going to pass out. After a few minutes of this, she leaned back and in a voice of startled recognition said, "You ain't my husband. How dare you?" Then she left. When his friends came back Holbrook did not say a word about his visitor, but his hiccups were gone. The problem is now he stutters real bad.