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Church Organist
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...! 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 Bea," he said, "I wonder if you would tell me about this?" (Pointing
to the bowl).
"Oh, yes", she replied. "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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