Father Mike is giving his nth sermon on the evils of drink, and is getting a little cross.
'I have TOLD you and TOLD you about the dangers of the Devil's brew,' he tells the congregation, 'and it's plain I've not gotten through to you. So today, I'm going to give you a practical demonstration.
'Here on my pulpit, I have two glasses - one with water, the other with whiskey. And this' - he holds it up - 'is an ordinary earthworm from my own garden. Now watch, watch carefully. I put the worm into the water. Look at him! He's happy as can be! Doing wee somersaults and twirls. I take him out and look - he's still alive!
'But now, oh now...I put him in the whiskey, the very stuff that's destroyed so many lives and families. I take him out and behold! He's DEAD. Now, I ask you all, what is the lesson we can take away from this?'
The church is silent for a few moments, when a little old fella in the front pew stands up and says,
Boru
'I have TOLD you and TOLD you about the dangers of the Devil's brew,' he tells the congregation, 'and it's plain I've not gotten through to you. So today, I'm going to give you a practical demonstration.
'Here on my pulpit, I have two glasses - one with water, the other with whiskey. And this' - he holds it up - 'is an ordinary earthworm from my own garden. Now watch, watch carefully. I put the worm into the water. Look at him! He's happy as can be! Doing wee somersaults and twirls. I take him out and look - he's still alive!
'But now, oh now...I put him in the whiskey, the very stuff that's destroyed so many lives and families. I take him out and behold! He's DEAD. Now, I ask you all, what is the lesson we can take away from this?'
The church is silent for a few moments, when a little old fella in the front pew stands up and says,
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
