The Smiths were proud of their family tradition. Their ancestors had come to
America on the Mayflower. Their relatives included senators and Wall Street
wizards.
They decided to compile a family history, a legacy for their children and
grandchildren and hired a fine author. Only one problem arose — how to
handle the two black sheep of the family — George, who was executed in the
electric chair for murder and Sam, who was hanged for rustling cattle.
The author assured them he could handle the story tactfully.
When the book appeared, it said that great-grandfather Sam died, “taking
part in a public function when the platform suddenly gave way.'”
As for great-uncle George, he “occupied a chair of applied electronics at an
important government institution, was attached to his position by the
strongest of ties, and his death came as a great shock.”
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Dr Bob Griffin
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“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”