Chrity Begins at Home

When Rad MacCreedy married Matilda promptly after Molly passed, mother MacCreedy viewed Matilda’s fervent vegetarianism asquint.

Invited up for Christmas, Mom dispatched a huge ham North, just before holiday onset.

Matilda called an audible: “Darling, first we’ll serve Christmas Eve at the Shelter, picking up your Ma at the station on the way.”

They did. All MacCreedys served diligently. The homeless loved the spread, not least the delicious ham. Back at Rad’s the MacCreedys feasted on assorted root veg and legumes.

Later, weary Ma declared: “Charity begins at home. Next year we entertain. Poor Rad will need a good feed.”