Baptist Cowgirl

[valerie]

BAPTIST COWGIRL





A cowgirl, who is visiting Texas from Arkansas,

walks into a bar and orders three mugs of Bud. She

sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of

each one in turn.

When she finishes them, she comes back to the bar

and orders three more.



The bartender approaches and tells the cowgirl, "You

know, a mug goes flat after I draw it. It would

taste better if you bought one at a time."



The cowgirl replies, "Well, you see, I have two

sisters. One is in Australia, the other is in

Dublin. When we all left our home in Arkansas, we

promised that we'd drink this way to remember the

days when we drank together. So I'm drinking one

beer for each of my sisters and one for myself."



The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and

leaves it there. The cowgirl becomes a regular in

the bar, and always drinks the same way. She orders

three mugs and drinks them in turn.



One day, she comes in and only orders two mugs. All

the regulars take notice and fall silent. When she

comes back to the bar for the second round, the

bartender says, "I don't want to intrude on your

grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your

loss."





The cowgirl looks quite puzzled for a moment, then a

light dawns in her eyes and she laughs.

"Oh, no, everybody's just fine," she explains,

"It's just that my husband and I joined the Baptist

Church and I had to quit drinking."

"Hasn't affected my sisters though."

[john8pies]

I`ll drink to that one!!!