A cowboy rode into town and stopped at the saloon
for a drink. Unfortunately, the locals always had a habit
of picking on newcomers.
When he had finished, he found his horse had been stolen.
He comes back into the bar, handily flips his gun into the air,
catches it above his head without even looking,
and fires a shot into the ceiling.
"Who stole my horse?" he yelled with surprising forcefulness.
No one answered.
"I'm gonna have another beer and if my horse ain't back
outside by the time I'm finished, I'm gonna do what I dun
back in Texas, and I don't want to have to do
what I dun in Texas!"
Some of the locals shifted uneasily.
He had another beer, walked outside, and amazingly
his horse was back! He saddled up and started
to ride out of town.
The bartender wandered out of the bar and asked,
"Say partner, just what did happen in Texas?"
The cowboy turned back and said, "I had to walk home!"
