The Secret to
a Long Marriage
A couple was
celebrating their golden
wedding anniversary. Their
domestic tranquility had
long been the talk of the
town. "What a peaceful and
loving couple." A local
newspaper reporter was
inquiring as to the secret
of their long and happy
marriage.
Well, it dates back to our
honeymoon," explained the
man. We visited the Grand
Canyon and took a trip down
to the bottom of the canyon
on a pack mule.
We hadn't
gone too far when my wife's
mule stumbled. My wife
quietly said, ‘that's once.’
We proceeded
a little further and the
mule stumbled again. Once
more my wife quietly said,
‘That's twice.’
We hadn't
gone a half-mile when the
mule stumbled the third
time. My wife quietly
removed a revolver from her
purse and shot the mule
dead.
I started an angry protest
over her treatment of the
mule, when she looked at me,
and quietly said, ‘That's
once.’
And we lived happily ever
after.
