Sadly, the recently bereaved Yorkshireman went to see the stone mason about his wife's gravestone. The boss was out but the young apprentice thought that this was the big chance he needed to make his mark and told the widower that he could deal with his request.
"Was there any particular wording you wanted on the stone?" the young man asked.
"As a matter of fact there is. She was always a devout church going woman and I think she'd like the words 'Lord, she was Thine' on the stone"
"No problem," said the young man and he ushered the sad customer out of the shop so he could get on with the work before the boss returned.
Later in the day the young man stood back to admire the stone and smiled at his handy work.
He phoned up the customer and asked him to come and have a look before he arranged for the stone to be erected.
The widower turned up half an hour later and congratulated the youngster on his swift work. Then the elderly man stopped and his jaw dropped.
"You silly bu**er he said, you've written 'Lord, she was thin.' You've missed the 'e'"
The youngster was very apologetic and asked the man to visit the church yard the next morning where he would be able to see the completed stone with all mistakes rectified, and hopefully before the boss saw it!
The next day the old man went to the church yard and collapsed in front of the gravestone which read, "Ee Lord, she was thin" |