When Hoppy met and married Poppy they were the poorest couple around.
A bad motor accident resulted in them both losing a leg.
So poor were they only one prosthesis could be afforded.
As Hoppy was a slightly larger than Poppy compensated by stuffing an old towel into the fitting. This enabled her to get to the bingo of a Tuesday evening.
It was her one night a week and she would always polish the leg to make it look its best.
It irritated her that Hoppy was not as meticulous as she in looking after the leg. Instead he wore it on wet evenings and she’d find it in the mornings beside the front door, wet and losing its sheen.
Over time it’s condition deteriorated, the paint began to peel off, the leather of the shoe began to split and the rust that gathered on most parts of the leg made it a most unsightly object.
Their increasing poverty made it impossible to do anything about the legs appearance.
Hoppy and Poppy died on the Sunday before Christmas in 1892. Together in bed, empty pill bottles beside them, the rusty leg at the foot of their bed.
Written for: http://caveofscribes.starvingactivist.com/2014/12/01/scribes-cave-picture-prompt-50/
Morpethroad 
A life of sharing–even in death. Great take on the Cave Mistress’s prompt, Michael.
Thank you Lyn.
Poor Hoppy and Poppy, excellent little story Michael.
Thank you for dropping by Jenny.
Anytime 😇
Dark but a warm story of sharing. I don’t know where I read this story but the short version. This boy had two grandfather who lost a leg in the war. One lost the left and the other lost the right. The both wore size ten show. So once a year they went to buy a pair of shoes. Your story made me think of this story.
Oh, too bad I missed this prompt! I lost my leg to cancer back in 2007 and am totally amazed by early prosthetics — can only imagine what it felt like to wear that thing, even when it was in tip-top condition. Ugh.
Having to share one — oh my!
An interesting story — well done.
Great story — and thanks for joining in! and J — you can always write for the prompt and post a link in the comments. Would love to read your thoughts!
My pleasure look forward to this weeks challenge.