O'SHAUGNESSY'S MOTHER
Added on: 25th Mar 2015
SOON AFTER O'SHAUGNESSY CLOCKED
IN FOR WORK, THE FOREMAN CALLED HIM
OVER AND TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD A
PHONE CALL IN THE FRONT OFFICE.
WHEN O'SHAUGNESSY RETURNED,
HE HAD A MOURNFUL EXPRESSION ON HIS
FACE AND HIS HEAD HUNG LOW.
HIS FOREMAN NOTICED AND ASKED
IF IT WAS BAD NEWS.
“TO BE SHURE IT WAS, BOSS”, HE REPLIED,
“I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY MOTHER
DIED EARLIER THIS MORNING.”
“GOSH, THAT'S AWFUL,” REPLIED THE FOREMAN,
“DO YOU WANT THE REST OF THE DAY OFF?”
“NO”, REPLIED O'SHAUGNESSY.
“I'LL FINISH THE DAY OUT.”
ABOUT AN HOUR LATER,
THE FOREMAN RETURNED TO INFORM HIM
THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER PHONE CALL
FOR HIM IN THE OFFICE.
THIS TIME WHEN O'SHAUGNESSY RETURNED
HE LOOKED TWICE AS GLUM AND
THE FOREMAN ASKED IF EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT.
“BEJEEZUZ BOSS, ITS EVEN WORSE NEWS.
THAT WAS MY BROTHER AND HIS
MOTHER DIED TODAY TOO!”
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