The Civil War had finally ended and a Confederate soldier boarded a train to go home. He noticed a beautiful Southern belle sitting several rows ahead and was thinking about introducing himself when a carpetbagger strode up and sat down next to her. Before long, the burly fellow crudely offered the woman two dollars for her sexual favors. The soldier bolted up, walked over and without a word shot the carpetbagger between the eyes. He slowly holstered his gun and looked down at the startled young woman.

"They freed the slaves, they won the war," he snarled, "but I'll be damned if they're going to start raising prices!"