Henry
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:04 am
Mildred, the church gossiper and self-appointed monitor of the church's
morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business.
Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, but
feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake,
however, when she accused Henry, a new member, of being an alcoholic
after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one
afternoon. (It had broken down and he was after a tow truck)
She emphatically told Henry and several others that everyone seeing it
there would know what he was doing.
Henry, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just turned
and walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny. He said nothing.
Later that evening, Henry quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's
house .... walked home .. and left it there all night.
You gotta love Henry
morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business.
Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, but
feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake,
however, when she accused Henry, a new member, of being an alcoholic
after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one
afternoon. (It had broken down and he was after a tow truck)
She emphatically told Henry and several others that everyone seeing it
there would know what he was doing.
Henry, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just turned
and walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny. He said nothing.
Later that evening, Henry quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's
house .... walked home .. and left it there all night.
You gotta love Henry