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Some friars were behind in their belfry payments,
so they opened a small florist shop to raise the funds. Since
everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God,
the rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair.
He asked the good fathers to close down, but
they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close.
They ignored him. He asked his mother to go ask the friars to
get out of business. They ignored her. So, the rival florist
hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in
town to "persuade" them to close. Hugh beat up the
friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't
close shop. Terrified, the friars did so.
The Moral of the Story: Only Hugh can prevent
florist friars. |