Ah, days of innocence. On Dec 24, 2009, at 12:02 PM, David Hogberg wrote:
> (composed by Grinch Keillor)(The Writer's Almanac, today) > ....Dancing Dan unslings his Santa sack, opens the package he'd had > under his arm when he came into the speakeasy hours before, and > dumps out a bunch of diamonds — diamond rings, diamond bracelets, > diamond brooches and diamond necklaces — into Grandma's hung stocking. > > The narrator suddenly remembers headlines from the afternoon papers > about the robbery of a diamond merchant. A few weeks later, he > learns that Grandma O'Neill dies just after Christmas believing > that there is a God. Her daughter, Muriel, called the diamond > merchant to return the stolen goods, and he rewards her with > $10,000 for her honesty. And outlaw Dancing Dan has gone off to San > Francisco to reform himself of his outlaw ways so that he can train > to become a dance instructor and in good faith court Miss Muriel > O'Neill. > Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato paul.bran...@mnsu.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
