Ed and John

by Tom Remington

Ed and John lived on opposite ends of town and ironically both worked on the other side of town. Every morning and every evening for 43 years Ed and John would meet somewhere near the center of town and for 43 years it was the same story. "Mornin' Ed. Mornin' John" This took place every morning and every evening. No more said than "mornin'".

One morning as the two men were heading to work they met and a strange thing happened. "Mornin' Ed. Mornin' John. Say Ed, my horse is sick." "Give him turpentine. I did." said Ed. "Thanks, Ed."

For a week after that it was back to the same old routine - day after day after day until one morning a strange thing happened. "Mornin, Ed. Mornin', John. Say Ed, My horse died." "Ayuh, so'd mine."