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Huck Finn, a truly perceptive gentleman from the Upper Midwest, sent this one on
the subject of happy endings...

I just love a story with a happy ending.

She walked up and tied her mule to the hitch rail. As she stood there brushing dust
from her clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of the saloon with a gun in one
hand, and a bottle of whisky in another.

The young gunslinger looked at the old woman and asked, “Hey OLD woman, you
ever danced?"

The lady looked up and said, "Nope. Never did dance; never really wanted to either!"

A crowd had gathered as the gunslinger smiled and said, "Well, you old bag, you're
gonna dance now."

He pulled his iron and emptied all 6 shots into the ground near the woman.

Not wanting her toes blown off the old gal hopped up and down to dodge the bullets.

He re-holstered his gun, and turned to go back into the saloon to the sound of laughter
from the crowd.

The older lady turned to her pack mule, pulled out a double-barrel shotgun, and cocked
both hammers - The click loud enough to echo all across and up and down the street;
instantly silencing the crowd.

The gunslinger turned around REAL slow, and saw that the woman's aim was not shaky;
those huge open 10-gauge barrels not wavering a millimeter!

The lady asked, "Son… you ever kissed a mule's ass?"

Gunslinger swallows and says, “No Ma’am. But… I've always wanted to"

There are a few lessons here for all of us:
1 - Never be arrogant.
2 - Don't waste ammunition.
3 - Whiskey makes you think you're smarter than you are.
4 - Always, always make sure you know who has the power.
5 - Don't mess with old women; they didn't get old by being stupid...
And that's a fact!

As I wrote earlier, I just love a story with a happy ending, don’t you?
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