Walking Eagle

"Country Preacher"

An old country preacher had a teenage son, and
it was getting time the boy should give some
thought to choosing a profession. Like many
young men, the boy didn't really know what he
wanted to do, and he didn't seem too concerned
about it.

One day, while the boy was away at school, his
father decided to try an experiment. He went into
the boy's room and placed on his study table
three objects:

A Bible,

A silver dollar, and

A bottle of whisky.

"I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher said
to himself, "and when he comes home from school
this afternoon, I'll see which object he picks up. If it's
the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and
what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the
dollar, he's going to be a businessman, and that
would be okay, too. But if he picks up the bottle, he's
going to be a no-good drunkard, and, Lord, what a
shame that would be."

The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his
son's footsteps as he entered the house whistling
and headed for his room. He tossed his books on
the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he
spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in
his eye, he walked over to inspect them.

Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under
his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped
it into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took
a big drink.

"Lord have mercy," the old man whispered,
"He's gonna be a politician!!!"

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"Walking Eagle"

Invited to address a major gathering of the
American Indian Nation last weekend in Arizona,
President Bush spoke for almost an hour of his
future plans for increasing every Native American's
present standard of living. Though vague on the
details of his plan, he appeared enthusiastic
about his ideas for helping his "red brothers."

At the conclusion of his speech, the Tribes
presented the President with a plaque inscribed
with his new Indian name -- 'Walking Eagle'.

As the President departed waving to the crowd
in his motorcade, a news reporter asked the
group of chiefs how they came to select the new
name given to the President. They explained
that Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird
so full of crap it can no longer fly.
Received on Sun Oct 1 01:31:35 2006