Leftovers

Milford Meany had a funny experience yesterday, This morning he was telling about it down at the barbershop. Seems he was on his way home from his daughter's house when he come upon this fellow digging around in the dumpster behind the Harper Lake Cafe. When he saw Milford staring at him he took of walking kinda fast. Milford followed from a safe difference and saw the fellow go into the Good Shepherd Home for the Homeless down on Lakeview Lane. Milford parked and went in. He told the lady at the desk what he had seen and offered to bring a bunch of left over food for the people staying at the center. He was told they could accept no food that hadn't been cooked outside their kitchen. He was welcome to go to the grocery store and bring in unopened packages but that was it. Milford said, "But the man was eating out of a garbage dumpster." And the woman said, "What he does outside the center does not concern us." Milford left thinking of that poor fellow. He decided to take all his leftovers down to that particular dumpster. He sat up a card tables with paper cloths and even lighted candles. Several of his neighbors donated their leftovers and there on Lakeview Lane sat a nice outdoor cafe. Now was the tricky part. Milford borrowed Jason Brilldorf's bullhorn and stood outside the Good Shepherd shouting out a welcome for a fine dining experience. All free. Within an hour the place was buzzing. It ain't easy being kind these days.

Tales of Harper, short stories and poems about the fictional town of Harper, Mississippi is available on Amazon Kindle