If he's tired, he might just kill you.
An old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio, 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, laughed and said,
"Hey old man, have you ever danced?" The old man looked up at
the gunslinger and said, "No, never did dance...can't say as I
ever 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 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, can't say as I
have.....but I've always wanted to."
There are a few lessons for us all here:
1. Never be arrogant.
2. Don't waste ammunition.
3. Whiskey makes you think you're smarter than you really are.
4. Always, always make sure you know who has the power.
5. 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?
An old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio, 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, laughed and said,
"Hey old man, have you ever danced?" The old man looked up at
the gunslinger and said, "No, never did dance...can't say as I
ever 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 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, can't say as I
have.....but I've always wanted to."
There are a few lessons for us all here:
1. Never be arrogant.
2. Don't waste ammunition.
3. Whiskey makes you think you're smarter than you really are.
4. Always, always make sure you know who has the power.
5. 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?
