[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Though I would like to hear the real joke!

This happened back in the pioneer days. A farmer has advertised for a wife, a woman writes back and eventually appears at the train station at the closest town. The farmer goes to pick her up at the station in his horse drawn wagon.

As the horse is crossing a small stream, it stumbles and jostles the wagon. Once across the stream, the man gets down, walks over to the horse, and stares into its eyes. Finally, he states, "That's one." The man gets back in and they continue their ride.

A bit further down the path, the horse stumbles when stepping over a fallen tree. The man gets out, stares the horse in the eyes, and boldly states, "That's two!" He gets back in and they move on.

As the afternoon sun began to set, the horse once again loses its footing on a mossy slope. The man gets down, goes to the front of the horse he stares it in the eyes and firmly says, "That's three," removes a pistol from his vest, and shots the horse dead.

The woman, quite upset at seeing the beautiful horse killed, says, "That's terrible, why would you do such a thing!"

The man stares at his wife and firmly says, "That's one!"

It's not really a funny joke, but "That's one" has stuck in my head.