Nancy Okes
Lame Johnny had lost his leg to a
Jersey Bull. His house contained a gable [attached to the roof] that was famous
and falling apart. When it came down, Lame Johnny, he of the amputated leg,
rebuilt and restored it to his house, with all of the trimmings. He was now
known in the town, not as Lame Johnny, but as Johnny van der Gewel, “Johnny of the
Gable.”
Comment: The technical architectural terms were
difficult, and I had a hard time visualizing a gable, but the character of
Johnny is memorable. RayS.
About the Author:
“Born in Cape Town in 1920, Nancy Okes was educated at the University of Cape
Town. She writes short stories and articles for magazines, newspapers and the
radio and has completed two novels. Her hobbies are painting, swimming and
‘walking in the veld with the dogs.’
Short Story International
#30. Sylvia Tankel, Ed. February 1982, pp. 103-111.
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