TWO LESSONS FOR ALL OF US - B Battery 2nd Battalion 56th ADA Veterans Website

An old prospector shuffled into town
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
oldman, have you ever danced?'

The old man looked up at the
gunslinger and said, 'No, I never did
dance, -- just never wanted to.'

A crowd had gathered quickly and the
gunslinger grinned and said, 'Well,
you old fool, you're gonna' dance
now,' and started shooting at the
oldman's feet.

The old prospector in order to not
get a toe blown off or his boots
perforated was soon hopping around
like a flea on a hot skillet and
everybody was laughing fit to be
tied.

When the 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 back. The
loud, audible double 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 quiet was
almost deafening.

The crowd watched as the young gunman
stared at the old timer and the large
gaping holes of those twin barrels.

He found it hard to swallow. The
barrels of the shotgun never wavered
in the old man's hands.

The old man said, 'Son, did you ever
kiss a mule's ass?'

The boy bully swallowed hard and
said, 'No. But I've always wanted
to.'

There are two lessons for us all:

1. Don't waste ammunition.

2. Don't mess with old people.

Newer version of Adobe Flash Player required.