07.08.2012, 21:01
The year is 1869 in the old west of America, still dotted with old Spanish style missions in most of the major settlements and miles of potential in between. A land of plenty and open spaces ready to be had for the brave and hard working adventurer.
Enter one particular old cow hand. After years of struggling on the ranches owned by others, the middle aged cowboy finally made his own way. Now he is doing fine, working for himself and building a future. He recently bought land and built a ranch there.
Cowboy put an advertisement in a New England newspaper for one of those mail-order brides. The lady is a real city slicker wanting to seek adventure in the expanding western territories full of promise and the possibility of making a fortune.
On their wedding day, the couple - cowboy and "city slicker" - were riding in their brand new carriage which was a gift from the cowboy to his new bride. The old mare pulling the carriage stumbled a little. The man got out the carriage and walked to the old horse. "That's one!" he said. The couple continued on their way for a while and the mare stumbled again. The old rancher got out the carriage and walked to the horse again and said, "That's two!" After quite a journey, the couple reached the new home of the bride, the new ranch built by the cowboy. Just as the horse was passing under the ranch gate sign, it stumbled again. Cowboy rushed to the horse and hollered, "That's three!" and shot the old mare dead.
The bride screamed and cried, "Oh! That's so cruel! How could you do that to the old horse?" The cowboy responded, "That's one!"
Fireskull
Enter one particular old cow hand. After years of struggling on the ranches owned by others, the middle aged cowboy finally made his own way. Now he is doing fine, working for himself and building a future. He recently bought land and built a ranch there.
Cowboy put an advertisement in a New England newspaper for one of those mail-order brides. The lady is a real city slicker wanting to seek adventure in the expanding western territories full of promise and the possibility of making a fortune.
On their wedding day, the couple - cowboy and "city slicker" - were riding in their brand new carriage which was a gift from the cowboy to his new bride. The old mare pulling the carriage stumbled a little. The man got out the carriage and walked to the old horse. "That's one!" he said. The couple continued on their way for a while and the mare stumbled again. The old rancher got out the carriage and walked to the horse again and said, "That's two!" After quite a journey, the couple reached the new home of the bride, the new ranch built by the cowboy. Just as the horse was passing under the ranch gate sign, it stumbled again. Cowboy rushed to the horse and hollered, "That's three!" and shot the old mare dead.
The bride screamed and cried, "Oh! That's so cruel! How could you do that to the old horse?" The cowboy responded, "That's one!"
Fireskull