{"id":1432,"date":"2015-06-08T15:23:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T23:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2015-06-08T15:23:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T23:23:56","slug":"country-bully-learns-a-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=1432","title":{"rendered":"Country Bully Learns A Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Country Bully Learns A Lesson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Billy Joe was known as a bully.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A big ole country boy, called \u2018Joey\u2019.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He hung out at the local bar.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He was a great hustler, by far.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He would shoot pool all day.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

While drinking & bullying his way.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

One day a city slicker came in.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In no time \u2018Joey\u2019 challenged him.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJoey\u2019 tried to hustle him for his money.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The city slicker didn\u2019t think it was funny.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The city slicker cleaned \u2018Joey\u2019s\u2019 plow.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Then he said \u201cYou owe me now.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This really made \u2018Joey\u2019 mad.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He started acting like a real cad.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He started pushing the city slicker around.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saying he was a stupid clown.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The city slicker laid into \u2018Joey\u2019 then.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He punched \u2018Joey\u2019 right in the chin.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

They fought from the counter out to the street.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Soon, \u2018Joey\u2019 looked like minced meat.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The city slicker beat him to a pulp.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For \u2018Joey\u2019 to win, there was little hope.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Then the city slicker let \u2018Joey\u2019 up.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re attitude is in a rut.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He told \u2018Joey\u2019 to change his ways.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Or, he may never see another day.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The city slicker took his money and left.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Joey\u2019 looked sheepish. His pants were wet.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Joey\u2019 never went to the bar again.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He acted like it was some type of sin.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He started going to church every week.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The change in him was, oh so sweet.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Just goes to show what they say.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

An \u2018attitude adjustment\u2019 is the only way.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Joey\u2019 had his that day in the bar.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

That \u2018adjustment\u2019 took him very far.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He is a much better man today.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A \u2018city slicker\u2019 changed his ways.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

———————————R. W. Johnson—–(2015)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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