An attorney arrived home late after a
very tough day trying to get a stay of execution for a client
who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight. His last minute
plea for clemency to the Governor had failed, and he was
feeling worn out and depressed.
As soon as he walked through the door at home, his wife
started on him: "What time of night to be getting home is
this? Where have you been? Dinner is cold and I'm not
reheating it." And on and on and on............
Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar
ritual, he poured himself a shot of whiskey and headed
for a long hot soak in the bathtub, pursued by the
predictable sarcastic remarks as he dragged himself up the stairs.
While he was in the bath, the phone rang. The wife
answered and was told that her husband's client, James Wright,
had been granted a stay of execution after
all. Wright would not be hanged tonight. Finally,
realizing what a terrible day he must have had, she decided to
give him the good news. As she opened the bathroom door,
she was greeted by the sight of her husband, bent over
naked, drying his legs and feet.
"They're not hanging Wright tonight," she said.
To which he whirled around and screamed,
"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WOMAN, DON'T YOU EVER STOP?!"
very tough day trying to get a stay of execution for a client
who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight. His last minute
plea for clemency to the Governor had failed, and he was
feeling worn out and depressed.
As soon as he walked through the door at home, his wife
started on him: "What time of night to be getting home is
this? Where have you been? Dinner is cold and I'm not
reheating it." And on and on and on............
Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar
ritual, he poured himself a shot of whiskey and headed
for a long hot soak in the bathtub, pursued by the
predictable sarcastic remarks as he dragged himself up the stairs.
While he was in the bath, the phone rang. The wife
answered and was told that her husband's client, James Wright,
had been granted a stay of execution after
all. Wright would not be hanged tonight. Finally,
realizing what a terrible day he must have had, she decided to
give him the good news. As she opened the bathroom door,
she was greeted by the sight of her husband, bent over
naked, drying his legs and feet.
"They're not hanging Wright tonight," she said.
To which he whirled around and screamed,
"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WOMAN, DON'T YOU EVER STOP?!"
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