Another word fitly spoken.....

The Pill
(One of my fondest memories of Bro. Lloyd Williams)

It all began one day round about the year nineteen hundred and eighty-eight.  Three wonderful brothers, Lloyd Williams and Grovener Bradford and I had been golfing at the Nackawic Golf Club not too far from our home in Springfield, New Brunswick. After our round of golf I invited them to our house for a visit. I remember calling Esther to give her a heads up that they were coming. She said she would have supper ready for us. What a girl!

Just before we got into our cars Lloyd asked if Esther knew Grovener. I said, “No I don’t think so.” He said said, “Let’s play a little bit!” This was the real Lloyd Williams doing his finest work. For you who knew this incredible man, you know how much he loved to pull pranks and make people laugh.

He suggested we introduce Grovener as “not all there”……kinda looney, if you know what I mean! We were certain it wouldn’t be too hard for Grovener to act that part! HAAA!!!

When we arrived at the house I went in first, at the instructions of Lloyd, to warn Esther about this “loony guy” that was with Lloyd that he was taking care of from a Fredericton institution.

I explained that he wasn’t all there and that we needed to be careful of a few things. First, that we don’t laugh at him or make fun of him as he is very sensitive and his feelings get hurt really easy and secondly that he has ”sticky fingers” and we need to make sure he does not try to steal anything.

Esther’s countenance changed into this serious young lady wondering what we were in for. She was a bit concerned that I would even suggest that she may make fun of this man. She assured me quite sternly that she would not make fun of him or do anything to hurt his feelings. HA!

When the two came into the house, Lloyd was holding Grovener by the arm and instructing him to just be calm. “You’re okay Buddy!.....Come in this way.” Lloyd introduced Grovener to Esther, “This is Esther, Grovener.” Grovener twisted and squirmed and contorted his face at her reaching to shake her hand. I was having all I could do to keep my composure.

Grovener began opening the cupboard doors snooping and touching Esthers dishes, opening the refrigerator, the washer and dryer, etc.

He proceeded into my office and Esther said, “He probably shouldn’t go in there.” We could tell she was getting quite concerned!

Finally Lloyd led him into the living room and helped him get seated on the sofa as he twisted and squirmed.

After a little while Grovener told Lloyd he needed to go to the bathroom. He showed him the way. He was in there quite a while. When he came out of the bathroom he had about six of Esther’s towels stuffed down into his pants and into his pockets. He had rolls of toilet paper in his hands along with some other toiletries.

Now he really cranked it up and was getting almost uncontrollable making strange noises from his mouth. Lloyd had to man-handle him, telling him he couldn’t have the towels and to take them out of his pockets and his pants. I glanced at Esther and her eyes were wide as could be looking at this maniac.

Then Lloyd asked Grovener, “Have you taken your medication today? Get your pill Grovener! It’s time for you to take your medication!!”

Just then he pulls a PINK GOLF BALL out of his pocket and proceeds to shove it into his mouth choking and gagging on it. Lloyd exclaimed, “That’s not your pill, Grovener!! Get your little bottle of pills!!”

It was hilarious!! Especially to see the look on Esther’s face.

Then we all took to laughing and telling Esther it was all just a prank. She was actually quite relieved that it was all a joke.

It was a hard PILL for her to swallow.