To: Jim B who wrote (4423 ) 10/20/1998 2:07:00 PM From: UnderCover Respond to
Well I thought it was time I checked out that saloon you all been talking about, so I went down there to have a beer. I no sooner started on my beer when this old dusty guy comes running in screaming "RUN the Prospector's a comin". I'll tell you what, I never seen anything like this in my life, they almost turned the place upside down getting out of there. Then the old guy run up to me and tells me " ya better git outa here the Prospector's a comin". So I asked him " why is everybody running from the Prospector". He says " don't you know nothin boy. The Prospector is the meanest, ornerest, plum loco hombre you every did see. He's big and mean enuff to lift ya up by one hand ,shake the change outa yer pockets , catch it with the other hand, and just laugh at ya while he's a spendin it". Then he run out of there like his butt was on fire. Well of course I just thought to myself ' the Prospector can't be that bad, Himself, R>G>, TOPFUEL and Profiteer seem to be fairly nice guys'. So I just stayed on the barstool and waited. I didn't wait long until this mountain of a man busted through the door. He was at least 7 feet tall with a about 8 inches of flaming red beard, wearing 4 six shooters and 2 inches of dust on his enormous hat. He walked over to the far corner and picked up a six-foot rattlesnake and stuffed it under his hat. I don't mind telling you, seeing him scared the s---t out of me. But I manage to blurt out 'c-c-c-can I buy you a beer sir". He said "hell no boy, ain't got time fer tha,t, I just come to git my snake. Ain't you heard, the Prospector's a comin, and he needs some money for some damned stock he's got a hot tip on".
