They even had a grand picnic in the front yard in the shade of the two monstrous trees that grew there.A letter arrived from Mexico for John from thei... employers saying that the services of Shiply's Troop was no longer needed. The Mexican Army had agreed to do something about the Yaqui menace, and the government was unhappy that Anglos had been imported to deal with what was a Mexican domestic problem. Therefore, though the service performed by Shiply's Troop was deeply appreciated by their. .The wife and I were cuddled up in bed after a long slow one and the orange tabby was warming our feet in the morning. I remember it was Friday Night ... Football party night next door ... so this would be Saturday morning.I hadda pee and while I was up, the wife said, start breakfast. I fired up the stove and tossed the skillet on the burner and sliced off three four rounds of that good country sausage we used to get north of St. Johns ... shit fuzzy ... that'll tickle ya ... even that's gone. She knew the rules of the orphanage, through close personal acquaintance, and she realised she was in for one hell of a beating. It had been stupid to break the dishes in the kitchen, a gesture of pure anger, and Miss Berry had caught her red-handed. To make things worse she had called the woman a "stupid cow", in front of the other girls, which, although close to the truth, was hardly diplomatic.Through the door she could hear the sound of talking, the Director's booming voice a little above. He didn't recognize her in jeans and a tee shirt.Reverend Billings asked, "Have you taked with your mother, David?" No," David answered not taking his eyes off of her."I think now might be a good time to do that," Reverend Billings said.David asked, "What did you do to dad?" Your father admitted to himself that I'm a self-centered bitch and he would be better off without me. Sorry for the language, Reverend," Vicki answered.David was surprised by the sadness in her voice."Calling yourself a.