Farmer Emmitt had just finished cutting up hog meat when he gave his wife two hams and said, "Cora take these two hams and put them up for hard times."©JOKEDEMO.COM

Cora took the hams and put them in the freezer.©JOKEDEMO.COM

One week later while Cora was sitting on the porch, an old truck pulled up and a man with an unfamiliar face got out.©JOKEDEMO.COM

The man said, "Hello there Cora, how's it going." Cora replied, "Do I know you?" The man said, "You should, I'm very popular around here. They call me Hard Time."©JOKEDEMO.COM

Cora jumped up and said, hold on a minute I got a package for you. She ran in the kitchen grabbed the two hams and gave them to the man.©JOKEDEMO.COM

The man said well thank you Mrs. Cora that's rather nice of you, then left. A couple of days later Emmitt asked Cora about cooking one of those hams he gave her to put up for hard times.©JOKEDEMO.COM

Cora said, "Hard Time done came and got the hams already and it wouldn't be right to ask for one back!