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Sunday, August 8, 2021

fire and rain


by horace p sternwall



yonny, zeke, albert, and bunky sat around the campfire.

do you remember uncle cuthbert? yonny asked conversationally.

he was a funny fellow, zeke replied.

oh i don’t know that i would classify him in that manner, albert opined.

i do not expect that i would either, bunky added.

the subject of uncle cuthbert exhausted, they stared into the fire.

that was not a very interesting discussion, yonny finally broke the silence.

how do you figure? zeke asked.

do you remember that fellow that drove a lamborghini? albert changed the subject.

and polished it every day himself? bunky inquired solicitously.

i expect that’s the one.

i can’t quite place him.

he never was much of a talker.

always rubbing up that automobile.

he seemed to have no other interests or occupation.

some fellows are like that - get hold of one thing and stick to it.

uncle cuthbert was sort of that way too, yonny returned to his original subject.

i don’t know about that, albert repeated his original claim.

just then a few raindrops began to fall.

before they knew it, the fire began to hiss, and the rain fell with a purpose.

what say we move along? albert suggested.

i knew this would happen, bunky grumbled.

oh, stop your grunbling, yonny admonished him. it’s only a little rain.

the sun will shine in the morning, zeke announced hopefully.

nobody ventured to disagree.



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