jaybird slipped up close to me , so close i discerned the aroma of old spice from his mornings shave and the hint of onions on his breath , and said , there are stories i dont believe them you understand , jaybird ventured , but it has been said your pa was , uh , involved in something a long time ago and whatever that , uh , something from his past , however innocent it might have been , was they wont let him forget it !