A rural couple

A rural couple had made sacrifices to save money to send their only son to
college. Once there, he began to grown long sideburns, a mustache, and a goatee.
When his facial hair was luxurious enough to satisfy him, he had his photograph
taken and mailed it home with a note that read: "Fascinating, no? Don't I
perhaps look like a count?"
"You idiot!" His father wrote back. "Here we are spending a fortune on your
education and you can't even SPELL!"