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Miss Bee
Miss Bee was in her 80s, and much admired for her sweetness and
kindness to all. The pastor came to call on her one afternoon early in
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 priest noticed a cut
glass bowl sitting on top of the organ, filled with water. In the water
floated, of all things, a condom. Imagine his shock and surprise.
Imagine his curiosity!
Surely Miss Bee had flipped . . . or something! But he certainly
couldn't mention the strange sight in her parlor.
When 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 Bee," he said, pointing to the bowl, "I wonder if you would tell
me about this?"
"Oh yes," she replied. "Isn't that wonderful? I was walking downtown
last fall, and I found this little package. It said to put it on your organ
and keep it wet, and it would prevent disease.
And you know, I think it's working!
I haven't had a cold all winter."
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