NARRATIVE of WARD COURIER, Continued

January, 2011

RUSKIN, NY

I remember a lot of laughs from that evening, but one episode stands out. Early in the evening I had noticed that Mr. California was quick on his mental feet and had an offbeat sense of humor. I remember one of his lines that attested to it. It came at about 12:30.

The Tom's usual late-night suspects were in, including Ruskin's studly town justice - by then the town's mayor - with one of his ...