Amish Honeymoon

[roseman]

I happen to live in an Amish area. A young couple were recently married. After the ceremony, all the families filed out of their church and into their buggies to head to their respective homes. The newlywed couple spent time with the parson, learning the responsibilities of marriage. After receiving their instructions on honeymoon protocol, the newlyweds left the church, climbed into their carriage, and headed out to their home.

They rode along the roadside for a few miles, until the horse stopped and began grazing on some fresh grass. The groom stepped down from the carriage, and walked up to the horse. He grabbed the bridle, jerked the horses head up, looked it straight in the eyes, and said "That's One." He returned to the carriage, and they started down the road again.

A few miles further, the horse once again stopped and began grazing on some fresh grass. The groom stepped down from the carriage, and walked up to the horse. He grabbed the bridle, jerked the horses head up, looked it straight in the eyes, and said "That's Two." He returned to the carriage, and they started down the road again.

A few miles further, the horse stopped a third time and began grazing on some fresh grass. The groom stepped down from the carriage, reached behind the buggy seat, and pulled out a shotgun. He walked up to the horse. He grabbed the bridle, jerked the horses head up, looked it straight in the eyes, and said "That's Three" and shot the horse dead.

His new wife was shocked! "Abraham, why did you kill our beautiful horse? It was a wedding gift from my parents? Now what will we do to get the buggy home? How will we ploy the fields?" Calmly, the groom looked his wife straight in the eyes and said "That's One."