Miss Bea
Miss Bea, the church organist, was in her eighties and had
never been married.
She was much admired for her sweetness and kindness to all.
The pastor came to call on her one afternoon early in the spring,
and she welcomed him into her Victorian parlor. She invited
him to have a seat while she prepared a little tea. As he sat
facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut
glass bowl sitting on top of it, filled with water.
In the water floated, of all things, a condom!!!
Imagine his shock and surprise. Imagine his curiosity! Surely
Miss Bea had flipped or something. Then she returned with tea
and cookies, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle
his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater,
but soon it got the better of him, and he could resist no longer.
"Miss Bea," he said, "I wonder if you would
tell me about this?" (pointing to the bowl).
"Oh, yes," she replied, "isn't it wonderful?
I was walking downtown last fall and I found this little package
on the ground. The directions said to put it on the organ, keep
it wet, and it would prevent disease. And you know...I haven't
had a cold all winter!"
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