A couple were celebrating their golden anniversary and the local paper decided to run a story about it.
The reporter asked the wife what was the key to their long, happy wedded life. She said, "It started on our honeymoon. We went on a mule ride down the Grand Canyon. When my husband first got one the mule it kicked forward a little and he fell forward. He just leaned down and spoke softly into its ear and said "That's one" and began to ride down the trail."
"Later on, about halfway down, the mule stumbled a little and my husband nearly fell off. When he repositioned himself he leaned down and spoke softly into its ear and said "That's two" and continued riding."
"When we got to the bottom the mule stopped suddenly and my husband jerked forward. He quietly got off, pulled out his gun and shot the mule. I asked him how he could be so cruel, and he just looked at me and quietly said "That's one" "