The Funeral....

The Funeral
>
> A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee
> when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the
> nearby cemetery.
>
> A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse
> about 50 feet behind the first one. Behind the second hearse was a
> solitary man
> walking a dog on a leash. Behind him, a short distance back, were
> about 200 men walking single file.
>
> The man couldn't stand the curiosity. He respectfully approached the
> man walking the dog and said, "I am so sorry for your loss, and this
> may be a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like
> this. Whose funeral is it?"
>
> "My wife's."
>
> ''What happened to her?"
>
> The man replied, "My dog attacked and killed her."
>
> He inquired further, "But who is in the second hearse?"
>
> The man answered, "My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my
> wife when the dog turned on her."
>
> A very poignant and touching moment of brotherhood and silence passed
> between the two men...
>
> "Can I borrow the dog?"
>
> The man replied, "Get in line."