A cowboy was riding the grubline trail looing for a place to spend the winter. He stopped at a saloon in SW Wyoming and asked the barkeep if anyone was hiring. Following up on the tip he landed a feeding job with an outfit just outside of town. The kid was back in town 2 weeks later and thanked the barkeep. "I like the area, but what do you do for fun around here? I don't notice any unattached women". Barkeep shrugged and pointed a thumb towards the small flock out the back door. "No sir, that's too much for me!"
Two months later the young cowpoke was back in town getting mighty lonely and thought "Well, when in Rome..". So he picked out a likely ewe, got her all cleaned up and went back to the bar with his date. "Beer for me and a cider for the little lady". While enjoying his refreshment he noticed the other patrons all sidled out the door, pretty soon the saloon was empty.
"What's the deal, I thought this was accepted practice around here?". Barkeep glanced over and replied "Ya, but not with the sheriff's girl!".
JH
