[at-l] You have to wonder

[JPL3]

There are some real scum roaming the earth.  They create a lot of sadness 
and havoc for their small numbers.  I'm sorry this happened to you Felix.  I 
feel sad for you. :(


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Felix J" <AThiker at smithville.net>
To: "at-l" <AT-L at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 1:00 AM
Subject: [at-l] You have to wonder


> There's a little graveyard less than a mile from here. There are about a
> hundred bodies buried there. Some were buried in the early 1800's. Some,
> three, were close relatives of mine. I'll be buried with them some day.
> You can imagine  the sadness, disappointment, anger...you can pick the
> emotion...I experienced the other day when my uncle and I discovered
> that somebody found it would be fun to knock over about 50 of the
> tombstones, including that of my grandfather.  The salt in the wound was
> applied when I went back a few days later only to find another 10 or 12
> knocked down. The one that really hurt me, deep inside, though, was the
> beautiful, little, marble marker, about 18" tall, that was pulled from
> the ground and smashed over another stone. The name can't be made out.
> But, the year of death was 1829. And, nearly 200 years later, somebody
> felt the need to spend one second and smash it all away.
>
> -- 
> Felix J. McGillicuddy
> ME-->GA '98
> "Your Move"
> ALT '03 KT '03
> http://Felixhikes.tripod.com/
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