Today, as a barely adequate assistant umpire, he strolled the sidelines and preened to the favourable comment heard from the crowd.
“ Look, there’s a fine man, a real gent.”
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After pulling his jersey on the man stood before his mirror. It reflected more than his image. It reflected his talent, his ability to wear clothes well. Anything he put on, whether it was a suit, shorts and T-shirt or this umpire’s outfit, clothes always looked better on him than on any other man. People commented on it all the time.
Today, as a barely adequate assistant umpire, he strolled the sidelines and preened to the favourable comment heard from the crowd. “ Look, there’s a fine man, a real gent.” 22/3/2022 11:18:06 pm
I love the title and the way you carry the story with grace.
Sue Clayton
23/3/2022 03:40:28 am
Clothes maketh the man.
Sandra James
23/3/2022 06:24:19 am
I think umpires need to be true gents considering the barrage of insults they all too frequently get from unhappy supporters! Well done, Andrea, I can picture him gracefully strolling the sidelines 🙂 Comments are closed.
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