Rattlesnakes

Rattlesnakes

After throwing her husband, Willie, out of

their trailer, Delilah decided to take a long

drive. Humming to herself down a country road

two hours away from home, she saw a church sign

proclaiming, "Rattlesnake Handler Here Tonight

For Marriage Healing."

Not a particularly religious woman, Delilah

walked into the church wearing a t-shirt, cut-off

jeans, and flip flops. The huge crowd looked at

her as if they'd seen a hissing serpent-- one

who used too much rouge and mascara. Not one

to be intimidated, she plopped down in the

nearest pew.

The visiting preacher, Marvin Bling,

spotted Delilah pronto with his always devilish

one good eye. Taking up the snake, he said,"

Let go of your fears brothers and sisters and

cast your marital woes on this rattlesnake.

Let go of your evil... let it slither away...

you'll come back as a dove." Watching couple

after couple hold the rattlesnake, she spoke up

like only "trailer trash" can. " What do you do

when your rattlesnake gets drunk every night?"

The crowd was hushed, hooked. Flashing that

wicked blue eye again,Rev. Bling said,"You

just get yourself a new rattlesnake that you

think you can handle."

Later that night she did.

Story ID:	199
Written by:	Darrell Lindsey (bio, contact, other stories)
Story type:	Fiction
Location:	Nacogdoches Texas USA
Year:	1964
Person:	mother