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C O T T O N

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A man goes to visit a friend.  The friend's wife answers the door.
"Is Fred in?"
"No he's gone for cotton"
The man leaves, but comes back a day later...
"Is Fred in?"
The wife answers "No, sorry, he's gone for cotton"
The man leaves again and comes back later...
"Is Fred in?" he asked...
"No, I'm afraid he`s dead" the wife answers.
The man offers his condolences and goes to the friend's funeral 
the next week.
He walks up to the headstone and reads: "Here lies Fred, gone but 
not for cotton."