An 80-year old rancher named Tom had lost his wife a year or so before and rumor had it that he was marrying a “mail order” bride.
Being a good friend, the town sheriff asked Tom if the rumor was true.
Tom assured him that it was.
The sheriff then asked Tom the age of his new bride to be.
Tom proudly said, “She’ll be twenty-one in November.”
Now the sheriff, being the wise man that he was, could see that the sexual appetite of a young woman could not be satisfied by an eighty-year-old man. Wanting his old friend’s remaining years to be happy the sheriff tactfully suggested that Tom should consider getting a hired hand to help him out on the ranch, knowing nature would take its own course.
Tom thought this was a good idea and said he would look for one that afternoon.
About four months later, the sheriff ran into Tom in town again. “How’s the new wife?” asked the sheriff.
Tom proudly said, “Oh, she’s pregnant.”
The sheriff, happy that his sage advice had worked out, continued, “And how’s the hired hand?”
Without hesitating, Tom said, “She’s pregnant too.”
