Friars Verses Florists


          The friars were  behind on their belfry payments,  so they opened
          up a small florist shop to raise the funds.  Since everyone liked
          to buy flowers from the men of God, the rival florist across town
          thought the competition was unfair.  He asked the good fathers to
          close down,  but they  would not.   He went  back and  begged the
          friars to close. They ignored him.  He asked his mother to go and
          ask the friars  to get out of  business.  They ignored  her, too.
          So the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most
          vicious thug in  town, to persuade them  to close.  Hugh  beat up
          the friars and trashed their  store, saying he'd be back  if they
          didn't close shop. Terrified, the friars did so, thereby proving,
          Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars.