The Golden Wedding Anniversary
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 A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.
 Their domestic tranquility had long been the talk of the town.
 
 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 lady.
 "We visited the Grand Canyon and took a trip down to the
 bottom of the canyon by pack mule. We hadn't gone too far
 when my husband's mule stumbled.
 
 My husband quietly said 'That's once.' We proceeded a little
 farther when the mule stumbled again. Once more my husband
 quietly said, 'That's twice.' We hadn't gone a half-mile when the
 mule stumbled a third time. My husband took a pistol from his
 pocket and shot him.
 
 I started to protest over his treatment of the mule when he
 looked at me and quietly said 'That's once.'"