Brenda O'Malley
is home making dinner, as usual, when Tim Finnegan arrives at her door. "Brenda, may
I come in?" he asks. "I've somethin' to tel ya,"
"Of course you can come in, you're always
welcome, Tim. But where's my husband?"
That's what I'm here to be tellin' ya, Brenda.
There was an accident down at the Guiness brewery..."
"Oh, God no!" cries Brenda.
"Please don't tell me..."
"I must, Brenda. Your husband Shamus is
dead and gone. I'm sorry,"
Finally, she looked up at Tim. "How did it
happen, Tim?"
"It was terrible, Brenda. He fell into a
vat of Guiness Stout and drowned."
Oh my dear Jesus! But you must tell me true,
Tim. Did he at least go quickly?"
"Well, no Brenda . . . no."
"No?"
"Fact is, he got out three times to
pee." |