The doctor handed the father-to-be a lantern

Deep in the back woods of Letcher County Kentucky,…

A hillbilly’s wife went into labor in the middle of the night.

The frantic husband called a doctor out to assist in the delivery.

Since there was no electricity, the doctor handed the father-to-be a lantern and said,…

“Here, you hold this high so I can see what I am doing!”

Soon a baby boy was brought into the world.

The hillbilly set the lantern down to take a swig of whiskey.

“Whoa there”, said the doctor, “Don’t be in such a rush to put that lantern down, I think there’s another one coming.”

Sure enough, within minutes he had delivered a baby girl.

“Hold that lantern up, don’t set it down, there’s another one on it’s way!” said the doctor.

Within a few minutes he had delivered a third baby.

“No, don’t be in a hurry to put down that lantern, it seems there’s yet another one coming!” cried the doctor.

The hillbilly scratched his head in bewilderment and asked the doctor,…

“You reckon it might be the light that’s attractin’ ’em?”