An old
prospector shuffled into the town in
Texas leading an old tired mule...
The old man headed straight for the only
saloon in town, to clear his parched throat. He walked up to the saloon
and tied his old mule to the hitch rail. As he stood there, brushing
some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped
out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the
other...
The young gunslinger looked at the old man and laughed,
saying, "Hey old man, have you ever
danced?" The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, "No, I never
did dance... never really wanted to...”
A crowd had
gathered as the gunslinger grinned and said, "Well, you old
fool, you're gonna' dance now," and started shooting at the old man's
feet. The old prospector, not wanting to get a toe blown off,
started hopping around like a flea on a hot skillet. Everybody was
laughing, fit to be tied.
When his last bullet had been fired,
the young gunslinger, still laughing, holstered his gun and turned around to go
back into the saloon. The old man turned to his pack mule, pulled out a
double-barreled shotgun, and cocked both hammers. The loud clicks carried
clearly through the desert air.
The crowd stopped laughing
immediately. The young gunslinger heard the sounds too, and he turned
around very slowly. The silence was almost deafening. The crowd
watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and the large gaping holes of those twin
barrels.
The barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the old man's
hands, as he quietly said, "Son, have you ever kissed a mule's
ass?"
The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, "No
sir...... but... I've always wanted to."
There
are a few lessons for us all here:
Never
be arrogant.
Don't
waste ammunition.
Whiskey
makes you think you're smarter than you are.
Always,
always make sure you know who has the power.
Don't
mess with old men; they didn't get old by being stupid.
I just love a story with a happy
ending, don't you?
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