Miss Bea

Miss Bea was in her eighties, and 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-glas
bowl sitting on top of it, filled with water. In the water floated, of
all things, a condom. Imagine his shock and surprise. Imgaine his
curiosity!

Surely Miss Bea had flipped or something.....! But he certainly couldn't

mention the strange sight in her parlour.

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, " 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"!!