Compassionate woman chases down thief.Betty Horton is 75 years old, so the man who stole her purse PURSE. In Turkey the sum of five hundred dollars is called a purse. Merch. Dict. h.t. probably thought he had picked an easy victim. On August 30, Horton was putting her groceries gro·cer·y n. pl. gro·cer·ies 1. A store selling foodstuffs and various household supplies. 2. groceries Commodities sold by a grocer. in her car when she noticed her purse was missing. She then noticed a man running away with her bag under his arm. Amazingly, the septuagenarian sep·tu·a·ge·nar·i·an n. A person who is 70 years old or between the ages of 70 and 80. adj. 1. Being 70 years old or between the ages of 70 and 80. 2. Of or relating to a septuagenarian. gave chase through a business district before catching up with the thief in a residential area. "Good thing I had my running shoes on," Horton said in an AP report. When Horton saw the man was standing over the unzipped purse, she threatened to shoot his ear off. It turns out that the feisty senior citizen is as good a bluffer bluff 1 v. bluffed, bluff·ing, bluffs v.tr. 1. To mislead or deceive. 2. To impress, deter, or intimidate by a false display of confidence. 3. as she is a runner; she didn't even have a gun! The man turned over the purse, after which Horton felt sorry for him and pushed three dollars in his hand, telling him, "Now get the heck heck interj. Used as a mild oath. n. Slang Used as an intensive: had a heck of a lot of money; was crowded as heck. [Alteration of hell. out of here." "I said, 'Why didn't you just ask me for some change? I would have helped you. I would have gladly given it to you,'" Horton explained. |
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