As a bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man who had no family or
> friends. The funeral was to be held at a cemetery in the remote countryside and this man would be the first to be
> laid to rest there.
>
> As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost and being a typical man, did not stop for directions. I
> finally arrived an hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew who were eating lunch but the hearse was nowhere in
> sight.
>
> I apologized to the workers for my tardiness and stepped to the side of the open grave where I saw the vault lid already
> in place.
>
> I assured the workers I would not hold them up for long but this was the proper thing
> to do. The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch. I played out my heart and soul.
>
> As I played the workers began to weep. I played and I played like I'd never played before, from Going Home and
> The Lord is My Shepherd to Flowers of the Forest . I closed the lengthy session with Amazing Grace and walked
> to my car.
>
> As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of the workers saying to another, Sweet
> Jeezuz, Mary 'n Joseph, I have never seen nothin' like that before and I've been putting in
SEPTIC TANKS FOR TWENTY YEARS.
COULDN'T HELP MYSELF ON THIS ONE. Ron
