Did You Hear About The Time I Bought A New Ball Glove?

Archie and Ronda Brown had been married a couple of years. He was working for a local chemical plant, but he still loved to play baseball. He was the shortstop on a semi-pro team that was made up of local boys who had foregone college for one reason or another, but who could not just hang up their spikes.

Archie decided he needed a new ball glove. So on his way home from the plant one day, he stopped at the sports goods store. He found the perfect glove for him. It was $40, and that was a big portion of Archie's paycheck in 1967. He bought the glove, but guilt hit him almost the moment he left the store. He decided to hide the golve from Ronda.

Bad choice.

At the next game, Archie used his new mitt. As always Ronda was in the stands watching. When the game was over, she wondered where he had gotten the new glove. He had to admit his spending spree, and his attempt to deceive.

He learned a lesson that day about honesty and relationships that served him well for the rest of his days.

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