Mildred, the church gossip, 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 publicly accused George, a new member, of being an
alcoholic
after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar
one
afternoon. She emphatically told George and several others that
everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing. George, 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, George quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's
house
......... and left it there all night.
MILDRED NEVER GOSSIPED AGAIN
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 publicly accused George, a new member, of being an
alcoholic
after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar
one
afternoon. She emphatically told George and several others that
everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing. George, 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, George quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's
house
......... and left it there all night.
MILDRED NEVER GOSSIPED AGAIN