An Italian woman was leaving a convenience store with her
espresso when she noticed a most unusual Italian funeral procession approaching
the nearby cemetery. A black hearse was followed by a second black hearse about
50 feet behind the first one. Behind the second hearse was a solitary Italian
woman walking a dog on a leash. Behind her, a short distance back, were about
200 women walking single file. The woman couldn't stand the curiosity. She
respectfully approached the Italian woman walking the dog and said: "I am
so sorry for your loss, and this may be a bad time to disturb you, but I've
never seen a Italian funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?" "My
husband's." ''What happened to him?" "He yelled at me and my dog
attacked and killed him." She inquired further, "But who is in the
second hearse?" The Italian woman answered, "My mother-in-law. She
was trying to help my husband when the dog turned on her." A very poignant
and touching moment of Italian sisterhood and silence passed between the two
women.. "Can I borrow the dog?" The woman replied, "Get in
line."