He loads her up on the buckboard and starts back for the farm.
After an hour, the mule just stops in his tracks.
The farmer grabs a 2x4 by his feet, gets off the buckboard and clouts the mule upside the head, saying "That's one!"
The mule starts plodding along again, only to stop again a half hour later.
The farmer whacks the mule with his 2x4 again, saying "That's two!"
After a couple more hours, the mule stops yet again.
The farmer says "That's three!" whips out a pistol and shoots the mule dead.
His newlywed shrieks "You didn't have to do that, did you?"
The farmer stares her down, and says "That's one!"
He loads her up on the buckboard and starts back for the farm.
After an hour, the mule just stops in his tracks.
The farmer grabs a 2x4 by his feet, gets off the buckboard and clouts the mule upside the head, saying "That's one!"
The mule starts plodding along again, only to stop again a half hour later.
The farmer whacks the mule with his 2x4 again, saying "That's two!"
After a couple more hours, the mule stops yet again.
The farmer says "That's three!" whips out a pistol and shoots the mule dead.
His newlywed shrieks "You didn't have to do *that*, did you?"
The farmer stares her down, and says "That's one!"
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