The Calabrian

The Calabrian did not live on The Boulevarde but he would use it to enter the lane that backed onto his property. He was a man who rarely smiled and many people chose to avoid him if they saw him driving or walking past.
Over time his family grew and along with his wife moved away and left him to live alone.
Once retired he took to walking the streets or travelling on the local bus all day silently watching people or sitting next to them to strike up a conversation. Mrs Jessup concluded he was harmless while #1 School Teacher thought he was lonely.
Often when he passed by the Jessup family property their dog would bark as all dogs do when protecting their property. The Calabrian was annoyed by the barking and took it upon himself to bang on the fence as a way of upsetting the dog. It soon became a competition between man and dog to see who could create the most noise by barking or banging on the fence. Mr and Mrs Jessup both spoke to the Calabrian and tried to explain that he was upsetting the dog for no good reason but this just seemed to spur him on with his game.

One day while out washing his car Mr Jessup allowed his dog to wander along the nature strip within sight of him so he could call him back quickly if necessary. Unfortunately while bending down to wash the wheels on the car he missed seeing The Calabrian walk around the corner and only became aware of his presence when he heard barking and shouting.
Looking up he saw the dog and man fighting with each other and had to quickly intervene. Eventually he was able to pull the dog away from The Calabrian and drag him inside. The Calabrian followed along behind shouting and swearing and threatening to kill the dog. Such was the noise neighbours came running to witness a quickly escalating scene that required the intervention of several people in order to prevent further arguing and fighting.
For several weeks after Mrs Jessup was most distressed and was unable to work in her garden for fear of The Calabrian walking down the street.
People in the neighbourhood became even more wary of him as he began to walk the streets carrying a big stick threatening to hit any dog that ventured near him. Needless to say the police were informed and could often be seen visiting his house as they followed up on complaints from people within the local community.
Where once Mrs Jessup had thought him to be lonely she now considered him to be a menace and for once many of the neighbours on The Boulevarde agreed with her.