I           It is an urban legend:
                                           The Kindness of Strangers
 

                                                      This story has been around for so long that it
                            qualifies for "urban legend " status.
                                                  A young man and his wife were driving along
                            distance to visit relatives.  They gotten a late start, and it
                            started to get dark, They decided to look for a place to
                            spend the night.
                                                 Just off the road, they saw a small hotel, all but
                            hidden in the woods.  "I wonder if they're even open" the
                            wife said.  So they pulled over and, sure enough, a little old
                            man and woman who looked like his wife were pratically
                            waiting by the front door.  Ofcourse they were open, the
                            couple said.  But they hadn't have a visitor in so long that
                            none of the guest room were ready.  They had a spare
                            bedroom in the house, though, and they would enjoy the
                            company.
                                                  The old woman made coffe and brought out
                            some cake, and the four of them talked for a while.  Then
                            the young couple went to their room.  They asked the price,
                            but the old man said he would not accept any money. "We've
                             pretty much retired and shut down the old hotel anyway," he
                            said, "and we're just so happy to have some young folks
                            around again."
 
                                                                                                                               TO BE CONTINUED..............