Miss Bee was in her eighties and much admired for her sweetness and
kindness to all in the RV park where she had settled down enjoying
her
retirement.
A local pastor came to call on her one afternoon early in spring
and
she welcomed him into her Victorian decorated park model.
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 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 if got the better of him, and he could resist
no
longer.
"Miss Bee," 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. It said to put it
on the 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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