Judging Others

People around here say they got what they deserved. I'm talking about this couple who lived over on the other side of the lake. Marvin and Lee Lee Hankerson have not done well financially compared to other around here. They didn't start out that way, at least Marvin didn't. His dad ran a pretty big dairy and he and his brother were all set to take over when the old man retired or passed on. Marvin was married to a young girl, Dolly, whose family was well settled and you might say wealthy. From the beginning it seemed the marriage was doomed. Word was out that Dolly spent many nights back at her daddy's house. She told her friends that she found Marvin repugnant and shuttered at the thought of his touch. Along came Lee Lee. Her family was not well off but were good people. It wasn't long before Marvin and Lee Lee were living together. Apparently she did not shutter when Marvin got frisky. Marvin was still married and the community came down hard on him. So did his family. The brother was set up to inherit everything and Marvin was left out in the cold.
Tomorrow: Scrutiny of the Community

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