Mildred, the church gossip and self-appointed
arbiter of the church's morals, kept sticking her
nose in the other members' private lives. Church
members were unappreciative of her activities,
but feared her enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake, however, when she accused
George, a new member, of being an alcoholic after
she saw his pickup truck parked in front of the
town's only bar one afternoon. She commented to
George and 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
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!
arbiter of the church's morals, kept sticking her
nose in the other members' private lives. Church
members were unappreciative of her activities,
but feared her enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake, however, when she accused
George, a new member, of being an alcoholic after
she saw his pickup truck parked in front of the
town's only bar one afternoon. She commented to
George and 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
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!
