The Drifter

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       "Boy," the older man said, "I strongly advise you not to pull on me."

       It seemed to those in the barroom there was not only a great weariness to the man's voice, but also a great sadness. Some of the spectators wondered about that. A few thought they knew why the sadness was there.

       Outside, the early spring winds still had a bite to them on the late-afternoon day.

       "You're nothin' but a damned old washed-up piece of coyote crap," the young man replied.

       _Old is right_, the man thought. _Both in body and soul_.

       "And you're a coward, too!" the young man added.

       The older man smiled, but his eyes turned chilly. "Boy, you should really learn to watch your mouth."

       The young man laughed. "You gonna make me do that, you old has-been?"

       "I would rather not have to do that, boy. Besides, that's something your mother and father should have taught you."

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