The man with the shotgun

The man with the gun

It was a felicitation meeting in the village Town Hall. An official was retiring after fifty years of dedicated service. A guest speaker was invited, to give the farewell speech. He started on his speech and described the services done by the official. Then he started reminiscing about the events in his – the speaker’s - personal life, drawing parallels with the officials. The allotted time for the guest speaker was one hour. The speaker got carried away, relating experiences in his own life, that the speech was nearing two hours. Then the speaker saw a man with a shotgun entering the hall. He walked across in the space between the speaker and the large audience. The speaker stopped his eulogy and asked the man with the shotgun why he came carrying a gun. The man carrying the gun replied ‘Do not worry. Please carry on with your speech’. The speaker was nonplussed and asked the man carrying the gun ‘Why are you carrying a gun?’ The gun-carrier replied ‘I am looking for the man who made arrangements, for you to be the guest speaker in this occasion. Please carry on’.