"The Maker of Coffins."
And old lady receives her eldest son, a coffin-maker, on his weekly Sunday visit, and they chat, eat, and he plays the fiddle. In Argosy (May 1953, with title "The Tune of Love"),The Daffodil Sky (1955), Seven by Five/The Best of H.E. Bates (1963), The Good Corn and Other Stories (1974), A Month by the Lake & Other Stories (1987).
Online Full Text at Hathi Trust Digital Library.
ID:
b224
Title:
"The Maker of Coffins."
Genre:
Story
Page Count:
11
Word Count:
ca. 2900
Publisher:
Argosy
Year of Publication:
1953
Topic:
Death
Mothers
Music
Sons
Document Type:
Full-text Online