The other day Gloria came over to help me move a desk. Her 4 dogs always
follow along and wait in the yard while she visits. When she was leaving I
walked with her to the gate, where we saw her dog Abram shaking the little
skunk that's been coming in my house.

Well of course Abram got scent-sprayed and left his job undone, so Gloria
finished the little guy off with an axe :( as he appeared to be suffering.

I didn't have the heart to go right out and bury him, so I held off for an
hour or so. Meanwhile Tommy found out and came to me, visibly upset. I think
he had made friends with the skunk. I know Abelard had, so I kept him in the
house.

When I went out to dig the grave, I found the buzzards had already taken
care of it. I was very sad for the next couple of days. That little skunk
had never done any of us a lick of harm, he just hung around and kept to
himself, and occasionally came to the door asking for a treat.