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Show "Then why are they here?" asked the lady. "After the train leaves, Heck's going to auction off the mule to the highest bidder." So the mule Heck was goin' to shoot in the morning he sold in the afternoon. Only thing was, the new owner, when taking possession of the mule named Sadie, found the animal in a deep sleep The new owner came around Sadie, cussin'. He pushed. He pulled. A crowd gathered, laughing at the man in his frustration. Which made him all the more angry. So, with more determination, he pulled... And he pushed... And then it was that Sadie whacked him across a nearby hitchin' rail. A few minutes later she kicked him into a watering trough. After that she kicked him through a glass window at the feed store. That's when I eased up to the man and said, "I'll take that mule off'n your hands for the mere sum of V." Done!" the man shouted, and slapped a V in my hand. Then he headed down the first alley he came to, not wanting to see that mule again. |
